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A Rebuke to Egypt

19 A message[a] about Egypt:

“Watch out! The Lord rides on a swift cloud,
    and is coming to Egypt.
The idols of Egypt tremble before him,
    and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.
I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
    and everyone will fight against his brother,
everyone against his neighbor,
    city[b] against city,
        kingdom against kingdom.
The spirits of the Egyptians within them will be drained of courage,[c]
    and I will bring their plans to nothing.
They will consult idols[d] and spirits of the dead,
    and mediums and spiritists.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:1 Lit. An oracle
  2. Isaiah 19:2 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack and
  3. Isaiah 19:3 1QIsaa MT lack of courage
  4. Isaiah 19:3 So 1QIsaa; MT reads consult the idols; LXX reads consult their idols