21 And the Lord shall be known of the Egyptians, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and do [a]sacrifice and oblation, and shall vow vows unto the Lord, and perform them.

22 So the Lord shall smite Egypt, he shall smite and heal it: for he shall return unto the Lord, and he shall be entreated of them and shall heal them.

23 In that day shall there be a path from [b]Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria shall come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria: so the Egyptians shall worship with Assyria.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:21 By these ceremonies he comprehendeth the spiritual service under Christ.
  2. Isaiah 19:23 By these two nations, which were then chief enemies of the Church, he showeth that the Gentiles and the Jews should be joined together in one faith and religion, and should be all one fold under Christ their shepherd.

21 So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge(A) the Lord. They will worship(B) with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and keep them.(C) 22 The Lord will strike(D) Egypt with a plague;(E) he will strike them and heal them. They will turn(F) to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal(G) them.

23 In that day(H) there will be a highway(I) from Egypt to Assyria.(J) The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship(K) together.

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