Isaiah 19:23 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 19:18-25

Out of the thick and threatening clouds of the foregoing prophecy the sun of comfort here breaks forth, and it is the sun of righteousness. Still God has mercy in store for Egypt, and he will show it, not so much by reviving their trade and replenishing their river again as by bringing the true religion among them, calling them to, and accepting them in, the worship of the one only living and true God; and these blessings of grace were much more valuable than all the blessings of nature... 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:23

Shall there be a highway - Under the latter kings of Persia, and under Alexander, Egypt, Judea, and Assyria lived peaceably under the same government, and were on such friendly terms that there was a regular, uninterrupted intercourse between them, so that the Assyrian came into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and Israel became the third, i.e., was in strict union with the other two; and was a blessing to both, as affording them some knowledge of the true God, Isaiah 19:24 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:16-25

Mingled judgment and mercy. I. THE EFFECT OF JUDGMENT . The hind will be like timid and trembling women, for the mighty hand of Jehovah will be brandished aloft in judgment. Whenever it is felt that Divine power is working on the side of the foe, the most warlike nations lose heart. "God with us!"—a watchword that nerves the feeblest arm, and fills the faintest heart with courage. " God against us!"—the hand of the bravest hangs down, the knees of the stoutest tremble. Judah,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:23

Shall there be a highway . The phraseology resembles that of Isaiah 11:16 ; but the purpose is different. Then the "highway" was to facilitate the return of the Israelites to their own land. Now the object is perfectly free communication between the three peoples. The Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians. "Shall serve" means "shall worship" (see verse 21). The "Assyrians" represent the inhabitants of the Mesopotamian regions generally. As, from the time of Alexander, Hebrew influence... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:23-24

Unity in religion joins together the bitterest foes. As, ultimately, the establishment of the kingdom of Christ among all the nations of the earth ( Isaiah 2:2 ) will produce a reign of universal peace, so that men will everywhere "beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks" ( Isaiah 2:4 ), so, on a lesser scale, wherever true religion prevails, asperities are softened, old enmities die out and disappear, a friendly spirit springs up, and former adversaries... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:23-24

The crown of privilege. The promise of the text may not have seemed to Israel so gracious and so inspiring as many others; but it was one that might well have been considered surpassingly good. For it predicted that the time would come when Israel should be closely associated as "a third" with two great world-powers- Egypt and Assyria; not, indeed, to triumph over them, but to be "a blessing in the midst" of them. This is the very crown of privilege. Concerning privilege itself we may... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:23-25

UNION BETWEEN EGYPT , ASSYRIA , AND ISRAEL . Assyria's conversion to God will follow or accompany that of Egypt. The two will be joined with Israel in an intimate connection, Israel acting as the intermediary. There will be uninterrupted communication, common worship, and the common blessing of God extending over the three. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:23

There shall be a highway - A communication; that is, there shall be an alliance between Egypt and Assyria, as constituting parts of one empire, and as united in the service of the true God. The same figure of a “highway” is found in Isaiah 11:16 (see the note on that place). The truth was, that Alexander, by his conquests, subjected Assyria and Egypt, and they constituted parts of his empire, and were united under him. It was true, also, that there were large numbers of Jews in both these... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 19:23-25

Isaiah 19:23-25. In that day, &c. Here the prophet proceeds to show the effect of this benefit of divine grace toward the Egyptians, namely, their spiritual alliance with the Assyrians and Israelites, with a great abundance of the divine blessings. There shall be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria A happy correspondence and intercourse settled. And the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, &c. They who were implacable enemies one to another, and both to the church of God, shall now be... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Isaiah 19:18-25

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 19:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:16-25

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:23

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:23-24

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 19:23-25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 19:23

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 19:23-25

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