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Isaiah 19:1–3

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A Message About Egypt

19Here is a message the Lord gave me about Egypt.

The Lord is coming to Egypt.

He’s riding on a cloud that moves very fast.

The statues of the gods in Egypt tremble with fear because of him.

The hearts of the people there melt away inside them.

2The Lord says, “I will stir up one Egyptian against another.

Relatives will fight against relatives.

Neighbors will fight against one another.

Cities will fight against cities.

Kingdoms will fight against one another.

3The people of Egypt will lose hope.

I will keep them from doing what they plan to do.

They will ask their gods for advice.

They will turn to the spirits of dead people for help.

They will go to people who get messages from those who have died.

They will ask for advice from people who talk to the spirits of the dead.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

An oracle concerning Egypt.

Behold, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud

and comes to Egypt;

and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence,

and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.

And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,

and they will fight, each against another

and each against his neighbor,

city against city, kingdom against kingdom;

and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,

and I will confound their counsel;

and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,

and the mediums and the necromancers;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A prophecy against Egypt:

See, the Lord rides on a swift cloud

and is coming to Egypt.

The idols of Egypt tremble before him,

and the hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

“I will stir up Egyptian against Egyptian—

brother will fight against brother,

neighbor against neighbor,

city against city,

kingdom against kingdom.

The Egyptians will lose heart,

and I will bring their plans to nothing;

they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,

the mediums and the spiritists.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A pronouncement concerning Egypt:

Look, the Lord rides on a swift cloud

and is coming to Egypt.

Egypt’s worthless idols will tremble before him,

and Egypt will lose heart.

I will provoke Egyptians against Egyptians;

each will fight against his brother

and each against his friend,

city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

Egypt’s spirit will be disturbed within it,

and I will frustrate its plans.

Then they will inquire of worthless idols, ghosts,

mediums, and spiritists.

NLTNew Living Translation

This message came to me concerning Egypt:

Look! The Lord is advancing against Egypt,

riding on a swift cloud.

The idols of Egypt tremble.

The hearts of the Egyptians melt with fear.

“I will make Egyptian fight against Egyptian—

brother against brother,

neighbor against neighbor,

city against city,

province against province.

The Egyptians will lose heart,

and I will confuse their plans.

They will plead with their idols for wisdom

and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

An oracle of Egypt:

Look! Yahweh is riding on a swift cloud

and is coming to Egypt.

And the idols of Egypt will tremble in front of him,

and the heart of Egypt melts in his inner parts.

“And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,

and each one will fight against his brother

and each one against his neighbor,

city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

And the spirit of the Egyptians will be disturbed in his midst,

and I will confuse his plans,

and they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,

and the ghosts and the spiritists.

KJV 1900King James Version

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:

And they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour;

City against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof;

And I will destroy the counsel thereof:

And they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers,

And to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.