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Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 19:1

Isaiah 19:1. The burden of Egypt— The fifth discourse of the second book of Isaiah's prophesy contained in this chapter, delivered at another time, and much later than the preceding, copiously sets forth the fate of Egypt, a nation from the remotest antiquity famous in the east. The scene of the prophesy is, according to Isaiah's manner, elegantly laid. He introduces God, borne upon a swift cloud, coming into Egypt to execute the decrees of his justice, to the confusion of the idols of that... 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 19:1

1. burden—(See on :-). upon . . . cloud— (Psalms 104:3; Psalms 18:10). come into Egypt—to inflict vengeance. "Egypt," in Hebrew, Misraim, plural form, to express the two regions of Egypt. BUNSEN observes, The title of their kings runs thus: "Lord of Upper and Lower Egypt." idols—the bull, crocodile, c. The idols poetically are said to be "moved" with fear at the presence of one mightier than even they were supposed to be (Exodus 12:12 Jeremiah 43:12). 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

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 19:1

Sovereign Yahweh was about to visit Egypt, and when He did, her idols would prove impotent and her people fearful. He had done this at the time of the Exodus (Exodus 12:12), but Egypt was to receive a repeat lesson. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 19:2-4

Egyptian society was notable for its lack of unity throughout its history. There was frequent conflict between the Upper and Lower Egypt geographical factions. Kingdom periods, during which the Pharaoh was worshipped as god, were interspersed with long periods when the 42 city-states ruled themselves and the people worshipped innumerable gods. Sometimes her god-king was strong and the people united behind him, but when he was weak there was little social solidarity. Isaiah foresaw another... 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 19:1

XIX.(1) The burden of Egypt.—In its political bearings, as Egypt and Ethiopia were at this time under the same ruler, Tirhakah, as they had been before under Piankhi-Mer-Amon, this prophecy presents nearly the same features as the preceding. Its chief characteristic is that it presents the condition of the conquered nation as distinct from that of the conqueror. The opening words declare that the long-delayed judgment is at last coming, swift as a cloud driven by the storm-wind, upon the idols... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 19:2

(2) I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians . . .—The discord predicted was probably the natural consequence of the overthrow of the Ethiopian power by Sargon, the Assyrian king, in B.C. 720. Under Piankhi each nome, or district, had been governed by a chief, owning the suzerainty of the Ethiopian king, and these, when the restraint was removed, would naturally assert their independence. So Herodotus (ii. 147) relates that on the overthrow of Sabaco, the last of the Ethiopian dynasty,... 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

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 19:1

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

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:1

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

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 19:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 19:2-4

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

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 19:1

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Isaiah 19:2

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

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