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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:19

In that day there shall be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt ,.... Josephus F3 Antiqu. l. 13. c. 3. sect. 1. 3. & de Bello Jud. l. 7. c. 10. sect. 2, 3, 4. , and other Jewish writers F4 T. Bab. Menachot, fol. 109. 2. , suppose this to be fulfilled when Onias, the son of Simeon the just, fled into Egypt, and obtained leave of Ptolemy king of Egypt, and Queen Cleopatra, to build a temple and an altar there, like those at Jerusalem, in order to draw the Jews... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:20

And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt ,.... This refers either to what goes before, that the altar and pillar were signs and witnesses that the Lord was believed in, professed, and worshipped there; or to what follows after, that the Lord's hearing the cries of men, and answering them, by sending a great Saviour to them, is a token and testimony for him of his great love unto them: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:21

And the Lord shall be known to Egypt ,.... The means of knowing him would be granted them; which were partly through the Bible being translated into the Greek language, at the request of Ptolemy king of Egypt, which was then understood in that country, and this was a considerable time before the coming of Christ; and chiefly through the Gospel being brought hither by the Evangelist Mark, and others, whereby many of them were brought to a spiritual, experimental, and evangelical knowledge of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:22

And the Lord shall smite Egypt ,.... By one afflictive providence or another, which shall awaken them to a sense of sin and duty; or smite their consciences with convictions of sin, through the ministry of the word by his spirits: he shall smite and heal it ; or "smiting and healing" F6 נגוף ורפוא "percutiendo et sanando", Pagninus, Montanus, Piscator, Tigurine version. ; as he smites he shall heal, by an application of pardoning grace and mercy, by sprinkling the blood of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:23

In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria ,.... It signifies that there should be peace between them, all hostilities should cease, free trade and commerce with each other should be opened, and nothing should hinder communion with one another; which some think had some show of accomplishment in the times of Psammiticus; but it chiefly refers to Gospel times, and to the Christian communion between one nation and another, that receive the Gospel, though before implacable... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:24

In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria ,.... There shall be a triple alliance between them; Jew and Gentile shall be made one, the middle wall of partition being broken down; yea, Israel, or the Jews, shall be the third, or the Mediator between them both, or the means of uniting the Gentiles together, since the Gospel of peace was to go out from them, as it did. Perhaps there may be an allusion to the situation of the land of Israel between Egypt and Assyria: ... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:25

Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless ,.... Not only Israel, but Egypt and Assyria, even all his chosen ones, whether among Jews or Gentiles: saying, blessed be Egypt my people ; as they must needs be blessed who are the Lord's covenant people; for he being their covenant God, his blessing is upon them, even life for evermore; they are blessed with all the blessings of the covenant, even all the spiritual blessings which are in Christ; they are secure of his love, and may depend upon his... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:1

The burden of Egypt - That is, the prophet's declaration concerning Egypt. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:3

They shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards - And thei schul asken their symulacres, and their debynouris, and their devyl clepers, and their devyl sacristers. - Old Bible. The import of the original words has already been given where they occur in the Pentateuch. See Deuteronomy 18:10 , etc. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:4

A cruel lord "Cruel lords" - Nebuchadnezzar in the first place, and afterwards the whole succession of Persian kings, who in general were hard masters, and grievously oppressed the country. Note, that for קשה kasheh , lord, a MS. reads קשים kashim , lords, agreeable to which is the rendering of the Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:20

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:21

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:4

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