Yesaya 19:1

The Lord Will Judge Egypt

19:1 Here is a message about Egypt:

Look, the Lord rides on a swift-moving cloud

and approaches Egypt.

The idols of Egypt tremble before him;

the Egyptians lose their courage. ¹ 

Yesaya 37:22

37:22 this is what the Lord says about him: ² 

“The virgin daughter Zion ³ 

despises you – she makes fun of you;

daughter Jerusalem

shakes her head after you. ⁴ 

[19:1]  ¹ tn Heb “and the heart of Egypt melts within it.”

[37:22]  ² tn Heb “this is the word which the Lord has spoken about him.”

[37:22]  ³ sn Zion (Jerusalem) is pictured here as a young, vulnerable daughter whose purity is being threatened by the would-be Assyrian rapist. The personification hints at the reality which the young girls of the city would face if the Assyrians conquer it.

[37:22]  ⁴ sn Shaking the head was a mocking gesture of derision.