以賽亞書 19:2-3 CUNPTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:3

They shall seek to the idols . The Egyptians believed that their gods gave them oracles. Menephthah claims to have been warned by Phthah, the god of Memphis, not to take the field in person against the Libyans when they invaded the Delta, but to leave the task of contending with them to his generals. Herodotus speaks of there being several well-known oracular shrines in Egypt, the most trustworthy being that of Maut, at the city which he calls Buto. The charmers … them that have familiar... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:3

Temptation to trust in diviners. "They shall seek … to the charmers." "A time of panic, when the counsels of ordinary statesmen failed, was sure in Egypt, as at Athens in its times of peril, to be fruitful in oracles and divinations." The most remarkable instance recorded in Scripture is that of King Saul, who in his extremity, and after having himself driven the witches out of his land, imperiled his life to consult the witch of Endor. And even in these days there are most curious survivals... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:2

And I will set - (סכסכתי sı̂ksaketı̂y). This word (from סכך sākak) means properly “to cover,” to spread over, to hide, conceal, to protect. Another signification of the verb is, to weave, to intermingle. It may mean here, ‘I will arm the Egyptians against each other’ (Gesenius); or, as in our version, ‘I will mingle, confound, or throw them into discord and strife.’ The Septuagint renders it, Ἐπεγερθήσονται Epegerthēsontai - ‘They shall be excited,’ or, ‘raised up.’ Symmachus, Συμβαλῶ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:3

And the spirit of Egypt - (see Isaiah 19:1). They shall be exhausted with their long internal contentions and strifes; and seeing no prospect of deliverance, and anxious that the turmoils should end, they shall seek counsel and refuge in their gods and necromancers, but in vain.Shall fail - (נבקה nâbeqâh). Margin, ‘Be emptied.’ The word means, literally, “to pour out, empty, depopulate.” Here it means that they would become disheartened and discouraged.And I will destroy - Margin, as the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 19:2-3

Isaiah 19:2-3. I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians Two principal calamities to befall Egypt are foretold in this prophecy; the first of which is here described: civil wars should arise among them. They shall fight every one against his brother and neighbour Whom he ought to love as himself. City against city, and kingdom against kingdom “The LXX. read, νομος επι νομον , province against province, Egypt being divided into prefectures, or provinces. Vitringa and others apply... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:1-25

Egypt’s punishment and conversion (19:1-25)At various times Judah was tempted to rely on Egypt for help against aggressors. Isaiah shows in this message how useless such reliance is. He pictures the day when God acts against Egypt, and sees that all Egypt’s magic and all her gods cannot save her. Civil war breaks out, followed by the harsh rule of a dictator (19:1-4).Drought causes the Nile, Egypt’s only water supply, to dry up. This ruins the nation’s farming, fishing and cotton industries,... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 19:2

set the Egyptians, &c. Referring to the anarchy consequent on the defeat of Egypt by Sargon (688 B.C.) read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 19:3

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . idols. See note on Isaiah 2:8 . charmers. Hebrew. ittim = mutterers. Occurs only here. familiar spirits. See note on Leviticus 19:31 . Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 20:6 , Leviticus 20:27 ; Deuteronomy 18:11 , &c.) App-92 . read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 19:2-3

Isaiah 19:2-3. And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians— Two principal misfortunes of Egypt, on which the rest depend, are related in this prophesy; the first, a civil war to arise in Egypt, with its consequence; Isaiah 19:2-3. The other, the oppression of Egypt by some potent prince or princes. Instead of kingdom against kingdom, the LXX read, province against province, νομος επι νομον, Egypt being divided into nomoi, praefectures or provinces. Vitringa and others apply this to the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:2

2. set—stir up. GESENIUS translates, "arm." Egyptians against the Egyptians—Lower against Upper: and Saitic against both. (See Isaiah 3:10). NEWTON refers it to the civil wars between Apries and Amasis at the time of Nebuchadnezzar's invasion; also between Tachos, Nectanebus, and the Mendesians, just before Ochus subdued Egypt. kingdom against kingdom—The Septuagint has "nome against nome"; Egypt was divided into forty-two nomes or districts. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:3

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:3

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 19:2-3

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:1-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 19:2

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 19:3

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 19:2-3

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:2

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