Isaiah 19:1-7 ▼

1 A message about Egypt: |Watch out! The LORD rides on a swift cloud, and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.

2 I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and everyone will fight against his brother, everyone against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

3 The spirits of the Egyptians within them will be drained of courage, and I will bring their plans to nothing. They will consult idols and spirits of the dead, and mediums and spiritists.

4 I will hand the Egyptians over to the power of a cruel master, and a fierce king will rule over them,| declares the Lord GOD of the Heavenly Armies.

5 |The water sources of the Nile will be dried up, and the river will become dry and parched.

6 The canals will stink, and the tributaries of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will wither away.

7 And the bulrushes along the Nile, along the mouth of the Nile, will wither away. All the sown fields of the Nile will become parched, and they will be blown away; there will be nothing left.