Isaiah 19:25

The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — The LORD of Hosts speaks directly to a future audience in Isaiah 19, declaring a blessing over Egypt, Assyria, and Israel in that day.

The words — בָּר֨וּךְ (ba.Rukh) means "[be] blessed" and עַמִּ֜/י ('a.M/i) means "people/ my."

The thread — This theme of foreign nations being called God's people appears in Isaiah 29:23, Hosea 2:23, and Romans 9:24.

Why it lands — It demands the reader abandon ethnic or political exclusivity and recognize God's sovereign claim over all nations.

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The Hebrew words

אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherwhich בֵּרֲכ֛וֹbe.ra.Kh/ohe will bless/ it יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts לֵאמֹ֑רle./Mor<to>/ saying בָּר֨וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessed עַמִּ֜י'a.M/ipeople/ my מִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgypt וּמַעֲשֵׂ֤הu./ma.'a.Sehand/ [the] work of יָדַי֙ya.Da/ihands/ my אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyria וְנַחֲלָתִ֖יve./na.cha.la.T/iand/ inheritance/ my יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElIsrael

King James Version

Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

Cross-references

Isaiah 29:23 For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.
Hosea 2:23 And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’”
Romans 9:24 including us, whom He has called not only from the Jews, but also from the Gentiles?
Deuteronomy 32:9 But the LORD’s portion is His people, Jacob His allotted inheritance.
Psalms 115:15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalms 138:8 The LORD will fulfill His purpose for me. O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever—do not abandon the works of Your hands.
Numbers 6:24 ‘May the LORD bless you and keep you;
Numbers 6:27 So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
Isaiah 60:21 Then all your people will be righteous; they will possess the land forever; they are the branch of My planting, the work of My hands, so that I may be glorified.
Isaiah 61:9 Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.