Yesaya 19:20
Konteks19:20 It 1 will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of 2 the Lord who commands armies. When they cry out to the Lord because of oppressors, he will send them a deliverer and defender 3 who will rescue them.
Yesaya 45:20
Konteks45:20 Gather together and come!
Approach together, you refugees from the nations!
Those who carry wooden idols know nothing,
those who pray to a god that cannot deliver.
[19:20] 1 tn The masculine noun מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbbeakh, “altar”) in v. 19 is probably the subject of the masculine singular verb הָיָה (hayah) rather than the feminine noun מַצֵּבָה (matsevah, “sacred pillar”), also in v. 19.
[19:20] 2 tn Heb “a sign and a witness to the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] in the land of Egypt.”
[19:20] 3 tn רָב (rav) is a substantival participle (from רִיב, riv) meaning “one who strives, contends.”