Isaiah 19:2

New International Reader's Version

The 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.

Cross References

1 Kings 16:21

The Israelites divided up into two groups. Half of them wanted Tibni to be king. He was the son of Ginath. The other half wanted Omri.

2 Chronicles 15:6

One nation was crushing another. One city was crushing another. That’s because God was causing them to suffer terribly.

Isaiah 3:5

People will treat one another badly. They will fight against one another. They will fight against their neighbors. Young people will attack old people. Ordinary people will attack those who are more important.

Isaiah 9:21

That’s what Manasseh’s people will do to Ephraim. And that’s what Ephraim’s people will do to Manasseh. Together they will turn against Judah. Even then, the Lord is still angry. His hand is still raised against them.

Jeremiah 46:12

The nations will hear about your shame. Your cries of pain will fill the earth. One soldier will trip over another. Both of them will fall down together.”

Jeremiah 51:46

You will hear about terrible things that are happening in Babylon. But do not lose hope. Do not be afraid. You will hear one thing this year. And you will hear something else next year. You will hear about awful things in the land. You will hear about one ruler fighting against another.

Ezekiel 38:21

I will punish you on all my mountains,” announces the Lord and King. “Your men will use their swords against one another.

Zechariah 8:10

Before the work was started again, there was no pay for the people. And there was no money to rent animals. People could not go about their business safely because of their enemies. I had turned all of them against one another.

Matthew 10:21

“Brothers will hand over brothers to be killed. Fathers will hand over their children. Children will rise up against their parents and have them put to death.

Matthew 10:36

A man’s enemies will be the members of his own family.’ (Micah 7:6)

Matthew 12:25

Jesus knew what they were thinking. So he said to them, “Every kingdom that fights against itself will be destroyed. Every city or family that is divided against itself will not stand.

Matthew 24:7

Nation will fight against nation. Kingdom will fight against kingdom. People will go hungry. There will be earthquakes in many places.

Mark 3:24

If a kingdom fights against itself, it can’t stand.

Judges 7:22

When the 300 trumpets were blown, the Lord caused all the men in the enemy camp to start fighting one another. They attacked one another with their swords. The army ran away to Beth Shittah toward Zererah. They ran all the way to the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.

Judges 9:23

Then God stirred up trouble between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem. So they turned against Abimelek. They decided not to follow him anymore.

1 Samuel 14:16

Saul’s lookouts at Gibeah in the land of Benjamin saw what was happening. They saw the Philistine army melting away in all directions.

1 Samuel 14:20

Then Saul and all his men gathered together. They went to the battle. They saw that the Philistines were in total disorder. They were striking one another with their swords.