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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:15

The head or tail, branch or rush - R. D. Kimchi says, there are some who suppose that these words mean the dragon's head and tail; and refer to all those who are conversant in astronomy, astrology, etc. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:1-17

THE BURDEN OF EGYPT . It has been doubted whether this prophecy refers to the conquest of Egypt by Piankhi, as related in the monument which he set up at Napata, or to that by Esarhaddon, of which we gain our knowledge from the inscriptions of his son, Asshur-bani-pal. In the former case, we must suppose it written as early as B.C. 735; in the latter, its date might be as late as B.C. 690. The division of Egypt, "kingdom against kingdom," is a circumstance rather in favor of the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:1-17

Egypt's punishment, a proof both of God's song-suffering and of His inexorable justice. The punishment of Egypt by the Assyrian conquest, on which the prophet enlarges in this chapter, may be regarded in a double light. I. AS STRONGLY EXHIBITING THE LONG - SUFFERING AND MERCY OF GOD . 1. Consider the long persistence of Egypt in sins of various kinds—idolatry, king-worship, practice of magic, kidnapping of slaves, cruel usage of captives, impurity, indecency;... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:11

Surely the princes of Zoan are fools . Zoan, or Tanis, which had been an insignificant city since the time of the shepherd-kings, came to the front once more at the time of the struggle between Egypt and Assyria. Esarhaddon made it the head of one of the petty kingdoms into which he divided Egypt. Early in the reign of his son it revolted, in conjunction with Sais and Mendes, but was ere long reduced to subjection by the Assyrians. Its king, Petu-bastes, was taken to Nineveh, and there... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:11-14

Leaders that mislead. The strong, energetic language of the prophet respecting the princes and counselors of Egypt express for us the vast injury which is wrought by untrustworthy teachers in every place and time, and the duty of the people to be on their guard against such seducers ( Isaiah 19:13 ). I. THE LEADERS THAT MISLEAD . ( Isaiah 19:10-13 .) These are: 1. In the nation , leading their fellow-countrymen into a false and spurious patriotism; into... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:11-15

The folly of statesmen. God hath made foolish the wisdom of this world, in Egypt as in other lands. And the marks and characters of folly are everywhere the same. I. THE SPIRIT OF BOASTING . The king and his priestly counselors possess sacred books, which they consult as a college in times of emergency. The priests boast of being "sons of the wise," and sons of ancient kings. The Pharaoh himself belonged to the royal stock. Boasting is ever a sign of weakness. The strong man... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:12

Where are they? where , etc.? rather, Where , then , are thy wise men? If thou hast any, let them come forward anti predict the coming course of events, what Jehovah has determined to do (compare similar challenges in the later chapters of the book, Isaiah 41:21-23 ; Isaiah 43:9 ; Isaiah 48:14 , etc.). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:13

The princes of Noph . There are no grounds for changing "Noph" into "Moph." "Noph" is probably "Napata," known as "Nap" in the hieroglyphic inscriptions—the original capital of the Ethiopian kings, and, when Memphis had become their capital, still probably regarded as the second city of the empire. The "princes of Noph" would be Tirhakah's counselors. They have also , etc. Translate, Even they have led Egypt astray , who are the corner-stone of her tribes . Strictly speaking, there... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:14

The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit , etc. "Shall there be evil in a city, and the Lord hath not done it?" ( Amos 3:6 ). To bring Egypt into so distracted a state, the hand of God had been necessary. He had introduced into the nation "a spirit of perverseness." Those in whom this spirit was had then "led Egypt astray in all her doings." They had made her "like a drunken man," who "staggers" along his path, and slips in "his own vomit." Long-continued success and prosperity produces... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:14

Men's minds a sphere in which God's judgments may work. "The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof." Failure in recognizing men's minds and wills, as spheres of Divine operation, makes difficult to us such cases as that of Pharaoh, whose heart the Lord is said to have hardened; or that of the prophets in the time of Ahab, amongst whom God had sent a "lying spirit." But the apostle distinctly taught that all the sides and all the forces of man's nature are in God's control,... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:1-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:11-14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:11-15

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:12

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:13

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:14

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:14

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