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Isaiah 19:16–17

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16*A time is coming when the people of Egypt will be as timid as women. They will tremble in terror when they see that the Lord Almighty has stretched out his hand to punish them. 17*The people of Egypt will be terrified of Judah every time they are reminded of the fate that the Lord Almighty has prepared for them.

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Cross references

  1. *19.1–25: Ez 29:1–32:32
  2. *19.1–25: Ez 29:1–32:32

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

In that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the Lord of hosts shakes over them. And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians. Everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the purpose that the Lord of hosts has purposed against them.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

In that day the Egyptians will become weaklings. They will shudder with fear at the uplifted hand that the Lord Almighty raises against them. And the land of Judah will bring terror to the Egyptians; everyone to whom Judah is mentioned will be terrified, because of what the Lord Almighty is planning against them.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

On that day Egypt will be like women and will tremble with fear because of the threatening hand of the Lord of Armies when he raises it against them. The land of Judah will terrify Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble because of what the Lord of Armies has planned against it.

NLTNew Living Translation

In that day the Egyptians will be as weak as women. They will cower in fear beneath the upraised fist of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. Just to speak the name of Israel will terrorize them, for the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has laid out his plans against them.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

On that day, Egypt will be like women, and will tremble and be afraid before the waving hand of Yahweh of hosts that he is waving against it. And the land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt, everyone to whom one mentions it will be afraid in himself because of the plan of Yahweh of hosts that he is planning against him.

KJV 1900King James Version

In that day shall Egypt be like unto women:

And it shall be afraid and fear

Because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts,

Which he shaketh over it.

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.