Isaiah 19:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

In the heart of Egypt an altar will be set up for the LORD; at its border a shrine will be built to honour him.

Cross References

Genesis 12:7

but the LORD appeared to Abram and promised, “I will give this land to your family for ever.” Abram then built an altar there for the LORD.

Genesis 28:18

When Jacob got up early the next morning, he took the rock that he had used for a pillow and stood it up for a place of worship. Then he poured olive oil on the rock to dedicate it to God,

Psalm 68:31

Force the Egyptians to bring gifts of bronze; make the Ethiopians hurry to offer presents.

Exodus 24:4

Then Moses wrote down what the LORD had said. The next morning Moses got up early. He built an altar at the foot of the mountain and set up a large stone for each of the twelve tribes of Israel.

Isaiah 56:7

I will bring them to my holy mountain, where they will celebrate in my house of worship. Their sacrifices and offerings will always be welcome on my altar. Then my house will be known as a house of worship for all nations.

Isaiah 60:7

Every sheep of Kedar will come to you; rams from Nebaioth will be yours as well. I will accept them as offerings and bring honour to my temple.

Isaiah 66:23

On the first day of each month and on each Sabbath, everyone will worship me. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Jeremiah 46:2

In the fourth year that Jehoiakim was king of Judah, King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia defeated King Neco of Egypt in a battle at the city of Carchemish near the River Euphrates. And here is what the LORD told me to say about the Egyptian army:

Ezekiel 29:1

Ten years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the LORD spoke to me on the twelfth day of the tenth month. He said:

Ezekiel 30:1

The LORD said:

Ezekiel 31:1

Eleven years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the LORD spoke to me on the first day of the third month. He said:

Ezekiel 32:1

Twelve years after King Jehoiachin and the rest of us had been led away as prisoners to Babylonia, the LORD spoke to me on the first day of the twelfth month. He said:

Zechariah 6:15

When people from distant lands come and help build the temple of the LORD All-Powerful, you will know that the LORD is the one who sent me. And this will happen, if you truly obey the LORD your God.

Hebrews 13:10

But we have an altar where even the priests who serve in the place of worship have no right to eat.

Joshua 22:10

The tribes of Reuben, Gad, and East Manasseh reached the western side of the Jordan valley and built a huge altar there beside the river. When the rest of the Israelites heard what these tribes had done,

Joshua 22:26

That's why we decided to build the altar. It isn't for offering sacrifices, not even sacrifices to please the LORD.

Joshua 22:27

To build another altar for offering sacrifices would be the same as turning our backs on the LORD and rebelling against him. We could never do that! No, we built the altar to remind us and you and the generations to come that we will worship the LORD. And so we will keep bringing our sacrifices to the LORD's altar, there in front of his sacred tent. Now your descendants will never be able to say to our descendants, “You can't worship the LORD.” But if they do say this, our descendants can answer back, “Look at this altar our ancestors built! It's like the LORD's altar, but it isn't for offering sacrifices. It's here to remind us and you that we belong to the LORD, just as much as you do.”

Joshua 22:34

The people of Reuben and Gad named the altar “A Reminder to us all that the LORD is our God”.