¹⁸On that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear loyalty to the Lord of Hosts. One of the cities will be called the City of the Sun. ^p^q

¹⁹On that day there will be an altar to the Lord in the center of the land of Egypt and a pillar to the Lord near her border. ^r²⁰It will be a sign and witness to the Lord of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and leader, and he will rescue them. ^s²¹The Lord will make Himself known to Egypt, and Egypt will know the Lord on that day. They will offer sacrifices and offerings; ^tthey will make vows to the Lord and fulfill them. ²²The Lord will strike Egypt, striking and healing. Then they will return to the Lord and He will hear their prayers and heal them.

²³On that day there will be a highway ^ufrom Egypt to Assyria. Assyria will go to Egypt, Egypt to Assyria, and Egypt will worship with Assyria.

²⁴On that day Israel will form a triple alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing within the land. ²⁵The Lord of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, ^vand Israel My inheritance are blessed.” ^w

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Footnotes

p19:18 Some Hb , , , , , Arabic; other Hb read of Destruction; reads of Righteousness
q19:18 = the ancient Egyptian city Heliopolis

Cross references

r19:19 Gn 28:18; Ex 24:4; Jos 22:10, 26–27
s19:20 Jdg 3:9, 15; 6:7; 10:10
t19:21 Is 56:7; 60:7; Zch 14:16–18
u19:23 Is 11:16; 35:8; 49:11; 62:10
v19:25 Ps 100:3; Is 29:23; 45:11; 60:21; 64:8; Eph 2:10
w19:25 Dt 9:26, 29; 32:9; Ps 28:9; Is 47:6; 63:17