Isaiah 19:18 KJV
In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
Matthew Henry
- Its deliverance, and the conversion of the peopleThe words, "In that day,"do not always refer to the passage just before. At a time which was to come, the Egyptians shall speak the holy language, the...
Thompson Chains
- Gentiles (1)See the chain from Genesis 22:18 · 7 links
- HebrewSee the chain from 2 Kings 18:26 · 7 links
Parallel Passages
- Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).
Cross References
- Zephaniah 3:9 For then will I turn to the people a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of the LORD, to serve him with one consent.
- Isaiah 19:21 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the LORD, and perform it.
- Zechariah 2:11 And many nations shall be joined to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people: and I will dwell in the midst of thee, and thou shalt know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me unto thee.
- Genesis 11:1 And the whole earth was of one language, and of one speech.
- Deuteronomy 10:20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
- Isaiah 2:11 The lofty looks of man shall be humbled, and the haughtiness of men shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day.
- Isaiah 11:11 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
- Isaiah 19:19 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD.
- Isaiah 27:13 And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the LORD in the holy mount at Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 45:23–24 I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear. …
- Jeremiah 12:16 And it shall come to pass, if they will diligently learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name, The LORD liveth; as they taught my people to swear by Baal; then shall they be built in the midst of my people.
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Topics
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible808–698 BC · Isaiah, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah
Places
- EgyptRegion · today Ain Shams · Location well established
- CanaanRegion · Location well established
- City of DestructionTown · today Ain Shams · Location likely
- Places in Isaiah 19 on a map
Bible Dictionary
- EgyptThe land of the Nile and the pyramids, the oldest kingdom of which we have any record, holds a place of great significance in Scripture.
- Canaan(1.) The fourth son of Ham (Gen 10:6). His descendants were under a curse in consequence of the transgression of his father (Gen...
- LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
Hebrew and Strong’s
- In that day בַּיּוֹם bayyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the הַהוּא hahûʾ Pronoun · third person masculine singular · with the
- shall five יִהְיוּ yihyû Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural חָמֵשׁ ḥāmēš חָמֵשׁ Number · feminine singular
- cities עָרִים ʿārîm עִיר Noun · feminine plural
- in the land בְּאֶרֶץ bĕʾereṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with preposition
- of Egypt מִצְרַיִם miṣrayim מִצְרַיִם Proper name
- speak מְדַבְּרוֹת mĕdabbĕrôt דָבַר Verb · piel active participle, feminine plural
- the language שְׂפַת śĕpat שָׂפָה Noun · feminine singular construct
- of Canaan כְּנַעַן kĕnaʿan כְּנַעַן Proper name
- and swear וְנִשְׁבָּעוֹת wĕnišbāʿôt שָׁבַע Verb · niphal active participle, feminine plural · with and
- to the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
- of hosts צְבָאוֹת ṣĕbāʾwōt צָבָא Noun · masculine or feminine plural
- one לְאֶחָת lĕʾeḥāt אֶחָד Number · feminine singular · with preposition
- shall be called יֵאָמֵר yēʾāmēr אָמַר Verb · niphal imperfect, third person masculine singular
- The city עִיר ʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular construct
- of destruction הַהֶרֶס haheres הֶרֶס Noun · masculine singular · with the
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