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Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Isaiah 19:1-25

Chapter 19Now he turns to Egypt.The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians ( Isaiah 19:1-2 ):So God is speaking here of a civil war.and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom ( Isaiah 19:2 ).There's... read more

Joseph Sutcliffe

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 19:1-25

Isaiah 19:4 . A cruel lord. Such was Nebuchadnezzar; and after him, Cambyses, and other Persian kings. One oppression succeeded another, as illustrated in Daniel 11:0. Isaiah 19:11 . The princes of Zoan. This was the most ancient city of lower Egypt, as appears from its being but seven years less ancient than Hebron. Numbers 13:0. It is called Taneos by the LXX, and Tanes or Tanis by the Chaldee, and the ancient geographers. This is done, says Poole, by the omission of a letter. Troan... read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 19:17

Isa 19:17 And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it. Ver. 17. And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt. ] For how should Egypt hope to speed better than Judea had done? How Sethon, King of Egypt, was put to his trumps, as we say, when Sennacherib invaded Egypt, imploring the aid of his god Vulcan, whose priest he was, see... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 19:17

the land: Isaiah 36:1, Jeremiah 25:19, Jeremiah 25:27-Obadiah :, Jeremiah 43:8-1 Chronicles :, Jeremiah 44:28-Amos :, Ezekiel 29:6, Ezekiel 29:7 because: Isaiah 14:24, Isaiah 14:26, Isaiah 14:27, Isaiah 20:2-Deuteronomy :, Isaiah 46:10, Isaiah 46:11, Daniel 4:35 Reciprocal: Isaiah 10:6 - against Ezekiel 29:2 - against all Ezekiel 30:4 - pain Ezekiel 30:9 - great Obadiah 1:9 - thy read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 19:17

And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the LORD of hosts, which he hath determined against it.A terror — Because of their manifold injuries against Judah, for which they now apprehend God is calling them to account.Determined — Because God is now about to execute his appointed judgments.It — Against Egypt. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:17

17. Land of Judah… terror unto Egypt Not because of possible invasion from Judah; the Jews were never equal to this; besides, at this time they were at peace with Egypt; but because the author of the calamities of Egypt was the God of Judah. Thereof Judah. It Egypt. read more

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