यशायाह 19

1A declaration about Egypt. 2“I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians: A man will fight against his brother, and a man against his neighbor; 3The spirit of Egypt will be weakened from within. I will destroy his advice, 4I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a harsh master, and a strong king will rule over them— 5The waters of the sea will dry up, and the river will dry up and become empty. 6The rivers will become foul; the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up; 7The reeds along the Nile, 8The fishermen will wail and mourn, and all who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn, 9The workers in combed flax and those who weave white cloth will turn pale. 10The cloth workers of Egypt will be crushed; all who work for hire will be grieved within themselves. 11The princes of Zoan are completely foolish. The advice of the wisest advisors of Pharaoh has become senseless. 12Where then are your wise men? 13The princes of Zoan have become fools, the princes of Memphis are deceived; they have made Egypt go astray, who are the cornerstones of her tribes. Instead of Memphis , some versions have Noph , the Hebrew name for the same city in Egypt. 14Yahweh has mixed a spirit of distortion into her midst, 15There is nothing anyone can do for Egypt, whether head or tail, palm branch or reed. 16In that day, the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because of the upraised hand of Yahweh of hosts that he raises over them. 17The land of Judah will become a cause of staggering to Egypt. Whenever anyone reminds them of her, they will be afraid, because of the plan of Yahweh, that he is planning against them. 18In that day there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to Yahweh of hosts. One of these will be called The City of the Sun. Instead of The City of the Sun , which probably refers to the Egyptian city of Heliopolis, some ancient and modern versions have The City of Destruction . 19In that day there will be an altar to Yahweh in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a stone pillar at the border to Yahweh. 20It will be as a sign and a witness to Yahweh of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to Yahweh because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them. 21Yahweh will become known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will acknowledge Yahweh on that day. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings, and will make vows to Yahweh and fulfill them. 22Yahweh will afflict Egypt, afflicting and healing. They will return to Yahweh; he will hear their prayer and will heal them. 23In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come to Egypt, and the Egyptian to Assyria; and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. 24In that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;