Isaiah 19:17

The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The prophet delivers this oracle concerning Judah and Egypt during a prophetic declaration of God's sovereign intervention over the nations.

The words — The phrase לְ/חָגָּ֔א (le./cha.Ga') literally means "into an object of terror," while יַזְכִּ֥יר (yaz.Kir) denotes "someone will bring to remembrance."

The thread — This theme of God's unshakable plan against nations appears in Isaiah 14:24 and Isaiah 14:26, where the LORD of Hosts declares His purpose will stand and His hand stretches over all peoples, echoing Daniel 4:35.

Why it lands — The text states that Judah will become a source of dread to Egypt whenever remembered, directly attributing this fear to the LORD of Hosts' planned judgment before noting the future inclusion of five Egyptian cities. Readers must acknowledge that national pride and political security are subordinate to divine decree.

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The Hebrew words

וְ֠הָיְתָהVe./ha.ye.tahand/ it will become אַדְמַ֨ת'ad.Mat[the] land of יְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahJudah לְמִצְרַ֙יִם֙le./mitz.Ra.yimto/ Egypt לְחָגָּ֔אle./cha.Ga'<into>/ an object of terror כֹּל֩kolevery אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher[one] whom יַזְכִּ֥ירyaz.Kirsomeone will bring to remembrance אֹתָ֛הּ'o.Ta/h<obj.>/ it אֵלָ֖יו'e.La/vto/ him יִפְחָ֑דyif.Chadhe will be in dread מִפְּנֵ֗יmi./pe.Nei<from>/ because of עֲצַת֙'a.Tzat[the] plan of יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahweh צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-which ה֖וּאhu'he יוֹעֵ֥ץyo.'Etz[is] planning עָלָֽיו׃ ס'a.La/von/ it

King James Version

And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts, which he hath determined against it.

Cross-references

Isaiah 14:24 The LORD of Hosts has sworn: “Surely, as I have planned, so will it be; as I have purposed, so will it stand.
Daniel 4:35 All the peoples of the earth are counted as nothing, and He does as He pleases with the army of heaven and the peoples of the earth. There is no one who can restrain His hand or say to Him, ‘What have You done?’”
Isaiah 14:26 This is the plan devised for the whole earth, and this is the hand stretched out over all the nations.
Isaiah 20:2 the LORD had already spoken through Isaiah son of Amoz, saying, “Go, remove the sackcloth from your waist and the sandals from your feet.” And Isaiah did so, walking around naked and barefoot.
Isaiah 36:1 In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
Isaiah 46:10 I declare the end from the beginning, and from ancient times what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and all My good pleasure I will accomplish.’
Jeremiah 25:19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people;
Jeremiah 25:27 “Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the sword I will send among you.’
Jeremiah 43:8 Then the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah at Tahpanhes:
Jeremiah 44:28 Those who escape the sword will return from Egypt to Judah, few in number, and the whole remnant of Judah who went to dwell in the land of Egypt will know whose word will stand, Mine or theirs!