Isaiah 19:15 NLT,NIV,ESV

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 19:15

rush. See note on Isaiah 9:14 . read more

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 19:11-15

Isaiah 19:11-15. Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, &c.— Surely the princes of Zoan are fools; the very wisest of Pharaoh's counsellors: counsel is become brutish. How will you boast unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? Isaiah 19:13.—They have also seduced Egypt, even the chiefs of the tribes thereof; Isaiah 19:14. The Lord hath mingled in the midst of them a spirit of giddiness, &c. From the 11th to the 18th verse, we have the immediate causes of the... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:15

15. work for Egypt—nothing which Egypt can do to extricate itself from the difficulty. head or tail—high or low (Isaiah 19:11-15, and Isaiah 19:8-10). branch or rush—the lofty palm branch or the humble reed (Isaiah 9:14; Isaiah 9:15; Isaiah 10:33; Isaiah 10:34). read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 19:14-15

Though the wise men of Egypt could not reveal God’s actions (cf. Isaiah 19:1), the prophet of God could and did. The Lord had confounded the wisdom of the Egyptian leaders because they had resorted to idols and spirits rather than seeking Him (Isaiah 19:3; cf. Genesis 11:1-9; Romans 1:18-32). Consequently their national behavior resembled that of a drunken man, not knowing where to turn and befouling himself in the messes that he made. Such a person cannot accomplish anything productive, and... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:1-25

The Judgment, on EgyptA prophecy concerning Egypt, probably belonging to the same period as Isaiah 18, and designed to show the speedy collapse of Egypt’s power, on which a strong political party in Judah in Hezekiah’s reign had placed their hopes (see Intro.). Sargon defeated the Egyptians at Raphia in 720 b.c., and the prophet in Isaiah 19:2-3 may refer to the anarchy and confusion consequent upon that overthrow. At any rate, he shows a remarkable acquaintance both with the country and the... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 19:15

(15) The head or tail, branch or rush.—For this figurative description of all classes of the people, see Note on Isaiah 9:14. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Isaiah 19:1-25

The Burden of Egypt Isaiah 19:1 In the preface to a volume of travel-letters by Dr. Liddon, his sister says: 'Dr. Liddon's interests were always the same. This was nowhere more evident than in Egypt, which had for him extraordinary fascinations, because, as he would frequently explain, the life of the ancient Egyptians all pointed one way; their monuments and their literature alike show that they held the real business of this life to be preparation for death. It was neither on their palaces... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:1-25

2CHAPTER XVIIISAIAH TO THE FOREIGN NATIONS736-702 B.C.Isaiah 14:24-32; Isaiah 15:1-9; Isaiah 16:1-14; Isaiah 17:1-14; Isaiah 18:1-7; Isaiah 19:1-25; Isaiah 20:1-6; Isaiah 21:1-17; Isaiah 23:1-18THE centre of the Book of Isaiah (chapters 13 to 23) is occupied by a number of long and short prophecies which are a fertile source of perplexity to the conscientious reader of the Bible. With the exhilaration of one who traverses plain roads and beholds vast prospects, he has passed through the opening... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - Isaiah 19:1-25

CHAPTER 19 The Burden of Egypt 1. The judgment announced (Isaiah 19:1-15 ) 2. Egypt blest with Israel in the last days (Isaiah 19:16-25 ) Egypt has passed through many judgments. Hundreds of years after the divine predictions had been given the Word of the Lord was accomplished. The final judgment upon Egypt comes in that day when the Lord appears in visible glory. Egypt will come, like other nations, to the front once more at the close of the times of the Gentiles. But mercy is also in... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Isaiah 19:15

19:15 Neither shall there be [any] work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may {o} perform.(o) Neither the great or the small, the strong or the weak. read more