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The Book of Isaiah 19

19 An oracle for Egypt.

Behold, Yahweh rides on a swift cloud

and is coming to Egypt,

and the idols of Egypt shall quake before his face,

and the heart of Egypt melt in its midst.

2 And I shall stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,

and a man will fight against his brother, and a man against his neighbor;

city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

3 And the spirit of Egypt will be weakened from within,

and I shall confound his counsel,

and they will seek idols and spirits,

and mediums and spiritualists.

4 And I shall give the Egyptians

into the hand of a harsh master,

and a strong king will rule over them

—the declaration of the Lord Yahweh of hosts.

5 And the waters from the sea will dry up,

and the river will become desolate and dry up.

6 And the rivers will become foul;

the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up;

the reeds and papyrus will wither away.

7 The reeds on the Nile,

at the mouth of the Nile,

and every sown field of the Nile

will become parched, blown away and be no more.

8 And the fishermen will wail and mourn.

All who cast a hook into the Nile

and those who spread nets on the face of the water will grieve.

9 and the workers of fine flax will be ashamed,

and the weavers of white cloth.

10 And its foundations will be crushed,

all who work for hire downcast in spirit.

11 Indeed, the princes of Zoan are foolish.

Of the wisest of the counselors of Pharaoh, counsel has become foolish.

How can you say to Pharaoh,

“I am the son of wise men,

a son of ancient kings?”

12 Where then are your wise men?

And let them explain to you, please

and announce what Yahweh of hosts plans concerning Egypt.

13 The princes of Zoan have become fools,

the princes of Memphis are deceived;

the cornerstones of her tribes

have led Egypt astray.

14 Yahweh has mixed a spirit of perversion into her midst,

and they have led Egypt astray in all she does,

like a drunk staggering in his vomit.

15 And there is no action that one could do for Egypt,

head or tail, palm branch or reed.

16 On that day, Egypt will be like women. And it will tremble and fear from the face of the upraised hand of Yahweh of hosts that he raises over it. 17 And the land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt. All who remind it of her, it will be afraid from the face of the plan of Yahweh of hosts, which he is planning against it.

18 On that day will be five cities in the land of Egypt speaking the language of Canaan and swearing to Yahweh of hosts. One will be called The City of the Sun.

19 On that day will be an altar to Yahweh in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a stone pillar at the place of its border to Yahweh. 20 And it will be for a sign and for a witness to Yahweh of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to Yahweh from the face of oppressors, then he will send to them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them. 21 And Yahweh will become known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know Yahweh on that day. And they will worship with sacrifices and offerings and will vow vows to Yahweh and fulfill them. 22 And Yahweh will afflict Egypt, afflicting and healing. And they will return to Yahweh, and he will be implored by them, and will heal them.

23 On that day will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come to Egypt, and the Egyptian to Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. 24 On that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, 25 when Yahweh of hosts will bless them saying, “Blessed be Egypt, my people, and Assyria, the work of my hands, and Israel, my inheritance.”