Isaiah 19:1-7 ▼

1 Oracle on Egypt: See, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud on his way to Egypt; The idols of Egypt tremble before him, the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.

2 I will stir up Egypt against Egypt: brother will war against brother, Neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

3 The courage of the Egyptians shall ebb away within them, and I will bring their counsel to nought; They shall consult idols and charmers, ghosts and clairvoyants.

4 I will deliver Egypt into the power of a cruel master, A harsh king who shall rule over them— oracle of the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

5 The waters shall be drained from the sea, the river shall parch and dry up;

6 Its streams shall become foul, and the canals of Egypt shall dwindle and parch. Reeds and rushes shall wither away,

7 and bulrushes on the bank of the Nile; All the sown land along the Nile shall dry up and blow away, and be no more.