Then there will be a great cry of anguish through all the land of Egypt such as never was before or ever will be again.
Isaiah 19:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition In that day will the Egyptians be like women [timid and helpless]; and they will tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord of hosts which He shakes over them. American Standard Version (1901) In that day shall the Egyptians be like unto women; and they shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of hosts, which he shaketh over them. Common English Bible On that day, the Egyptians will be like women and will tremble with terror before the hand that the LORD of heavenly forces will raise against them. Catholic Public Domain Version In that day, Egypt will be like women, and they will be stupefied and fearful before the presence of the shaking hand of the Lord of hosts, the hand which he will move over them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version In that day Egypt shall be like unto women: and they shall be amazed and afraid, because of the moving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shall move over it. |
Then there will be a great cry of anguish through all the land of Egypt such as never was before or ever will be again.
Today the Assyrians will stand at Nob, shaking their fists at the mountain of Daughter Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
The Lord will divide , the Gulf of Suez. He will wave his hand over the Euphrates with his mighty wind and will split it into seven streams, letting people walk through on foot.
Lift up a banner on a barren mountain. Call out to them. Signal with your hand, and they will go through the gates of the nobles.
One thousand will flee at the threat of one, at the threat of five you will flee, until you remain like a solitary pole on a mountaintop or a banner on a hill.
A sword is against his horses and chariots and against all the foreigners among them, and they will be like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.
Babylon’s warriors have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their might is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, her gate bars are shattered.
Teman, , your warriors will be terrified so that everyone from the hill country of Esau will be destroyed by slaughter.
Look, your troops are like women among you; your land’s city gates are wide open to your enemies. Fire will devour the bars of your gates.
The Lord will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt will come to an end.
Let all humanity be silent before the Lord, for from his holy dwelling he has roused himself.’
For look, I am raising my hand against them, and they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the Lord of Armies has sent me.
Therefore, since we know the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade people. What we are is plain to God, and I hope it is also plain to your consciences.