Isaiah 19 Clementine Vulgate
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1 Onus Ægypti. [Ecce Dominus ascendet super nubem levem, et ingredietur Ægyptum, et commovebuntur simulacra Ægypti a facie ejus, et cor Ægypti tabescet in medio ejus,
1 The burden of Egypt. “Behold, Yahweh rides on a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt will melt within it.
2 et concurrere faciam Ægyptios adversus Ægyptios; et pugnabit vir contra fratrem suum, et vir contra amicum suum, civitas adversus civitatem, regnum adversus regnum.
2 I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they will fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.
3 Et dirumpetur spiritus Ægypti in visceribus ejus, et consilium ejus præcipitabo; et interrogabunt simulacra sua, et divinos suos, et pythones, et ariolos.
3 The spirit of the Egyptians will fail within them. I will destroy their counsel. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards.
4 Et tradam Ægyptum in manu dominorum crudelium, et rex fortis dominabitur eorum, ait Dominus Deus exercituum.
4 I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord. A fierce king will rule over them,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.
5 Et arescet aqua de mari, et fluvius desolabitur atque siccabitur.
5 The waters will fail from the sea, and the river will be wasted and become dry.
6 Et deficient flumina, attenuabuntur et siccabuntur rivi aggerum, calamus et juncus marcescet.
6 The rivers will become foul. The streams of Egypt will be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags will wither away.
7 Nudabitur alveus rivi a fonte suo, et omnis sementis irrigua siccabitur, arescet, et non erit.
7 The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
8 Et mœrebunt piscatores, et lugebunt omnes mittentes in flumen hamum; et expandentes rete super faciem aquarum emarcescent.
8 The fishermen will lament, and all those who fish in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters will languish.
9 Confundentur qui operabantur linum, pectentes et texentes subtilia.
9 Moreover those who work in combed flax, and those who weave white cloth, will be confounded.
10 Et erunt irrigua ejus flaccentia: omnes qui faciebant lacunas ad capiendos pisces.
10 The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul.
11 Stulti principes Taneos, sapientes consiliarii Pharaonis dederunt consilium insipiens. Quomodo dicetis Pharaoni: Filius sapientium ego, filius regum antiquorum?
11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings”?
12 Ubi nunc sunt sapientes tui? annuntient tibi, et indicent quid cogitaverit Dominus exercituum super Ægyptum.
12 Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now; and let them know what Yahweh of Armies has purposed concerning Egypt.
13 Stulti facti sunt principes Taneos, emarcuerunt principes Mempheos; deceperunt Ægyptum, angulum populorum ejus.
13 The princes of Zoan have become fools. The princes of Memphis are deceived. They have caused Egypt to go astray, those who are the cornerstone of her tribes.
14 Dominus miscuit in medio ejus spiritum vertiginis; et errare fecerunt Ægyptum in omni opere suo, sicut errat ebrius et vomens.
14 Yahweh has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the middle of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in all of its works, like a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
15 Et non erit Ægypto opus quod faciat caput et caudam, incurvantem et refrenantem.
15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which head or tail, palm branch or rush, may do.
16 In die illa erit Ægyptus quasi mulieres; et stupebunt, et timebunt a facie commotionis manus Domini exercituum, quam ipse movebit super eam.
16 In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because of the shaking of Yahweh of Armies’s hand, which he shakes over them.
17 Et erit terra Juda Ægypto in pavorem; omnis qui illius fuerit recordatus pavebit a facie consilii Domini exercituum, quod ipse cogitavit super eam.
17 The land of Judah will become a terror to Egypt. Everyone to whom mention is made of it will be afraid, because of the plans of Yahweh of Armies, which he determines against it.
18 In die illa erunt quinque civitates in terra Ægypti loquentes lingua Chanaan, et jurantes per Dominum exercituum: Civitas solis vocabitur una.
18 In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Yahweh of Armies. One will be called “The city of destruction.”
19 In die illa erit altare Domini in medio terræ Ægypti, et titulus Domini juxta terminum ejus.
19 In that day, there will be an altar to Yahweh in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to Yahweh at its border.
20 Erit in signum et in testimonium Domino exercituum in terra Ægypti; clamabunt enim ad Dominum a facie tribulationis, et mittet eis salvatorem et propugnatorem qui liberet eos.
20 It will be for a sign and for a witness to Yahweh of Armies in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to Yahweh because of oppressors, and he will send them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them.
21 Et cognoscetur Dominus ab Ægypto, et cognoscent Ægyptii Dominum in die illa; et colent eum in hostiis et in muneribus; et vota vovebunt Domino, et solvent.
21 Yahweh will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know Yahweh in that day. Yes, they will worship with sacrifice and offering, and will vow a vow to Yahweh, and will perform it.
22 Et percutiet Dominus Ægyptum plaga, et sanabit eam; et revertentur ad Dominum, et placabitur eis, et sanabit eos.
22 Yahweh will strike Egypt, striking and healing. They will return to Yahweh, and he will be entreated by them, and will heal them.
23 In die illa erit via de Ægypto in Assyrios; et intrabit Assyrius Ægyptum, et Ægyptius in Assyrios, et servient Ægyptii Assur.
23 In that day there will be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
24 In die illa erit Israël tertius Ægyptio et Assyrio; benedictio in medio terræ
24 In that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing within the earth;
25 cui benedixit Dominus exercituum, dicens: Benedictus populus meus Ægypti, et opus manuum mearum Assyrio; hæreditas autem mea Israël.]
25 because Yahweh of Armies has blessed them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.”
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Exodus 12:12; Revelation 1:7; Joshua 2:11; Joel 3:19; Ezekiel 30:13
- 2 Judges 7:22; 1 Samuel 14:20; Matthew 10:36; Revelation 17:12–17; Matthew 12:25
- 3 Isaiah 8:19; Daniel 2:2; 1 Chronicles 10:13; Isaiah 44:25; Proverbs 21:30
- 4 Isaiah 20:4; Ezekiel 29:19; Jeremiah 46:26; Psalm 31:8; 1 Samuel 23:7
- 5 Ezekiel 30:12; Jeremiah 51:36; Zechariah 14:18; Zechariah 10:11
- 6 Isaiah 37:25; Exodus 7:18; Job 8:11; 2 Kings 19:24; Exodus 2:3
- 7 Jeremiah 14:4; Isaiah 23:3; Isaiah 32:20; Joel 1:17–18; Ezekiel 19:13
- 8 Ezekiel 47:10; Habakkuk 1:15; Numbers 11:5; Exodus 7:21
- 9 Ezekiel 27:7; Proverbs 7:16; 1 Kings 10:28
- 10 Exodus 8:5; Exodus 7:19; Deuteronomy 11:10
- 11 Numbers 13:22; Isaiah 30:4; Psalm 78:43; Acts 7:22; 1 Kings 4:30
- 12 1 Corinthians 1:20; Isaiah 40:13–14; Isaiah 44:7; Isaiah 5:21; Isaiah 47:10–13
- 13 Ezekiel 30:13; Jeremiah 2:16; Jeremiah 46:19; Zechariah 10:4; Jeremiah 46:14
- 14 2 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Kings 22:20–23; Ezekiel 14:7–9; Job 12:25; Isaiah 47:10–11
- 15 Isaiah 9:14–15; Psalm 128:2; Proverbs 14:23; Habakkuk 3:17; Haggai 1:11
- 16 Nahum 3:13; Jeremiah 51:30; Jeremiah 50:37; Jeremiah 30:5–7; Isaiah 11:15
- 17 Isaiah 14:24; Daniel 4:35; Isaiah 36:1; Isaiah 20:2–5; Isaiah 46:10–11
- 18 Zephaniah 3:9; Isaiah 19:21; Zechariah 2:11; Jeremiah 12:16; Isaiah 11:11
- 19 Genesis 28:18; Joshua 22:10; Exodus 24:4; Joshua 22:26; Genesis 12:7
- 20 Psalm 50:15; Titus 2:13; Isaiah 45:21–22; Luke 2:11; Isaiah 20:4
- 21 Isaiah 11:9; Malachi 1:11; 1 Kings 8:43; Jonah 1:16; 1 Peter 2:5
- 22 Hebrews 12:11; Deuteronomy 32:39; Hosea 14:1; Hosea 6:2; Isaiah 6:10
- 23 Isaiah 11:16; Isaiah 35:8–10; Isaiah 27:13; Ephesians 2:18–22; Isaiah 40:3–5
- 24 Isaiah 65:8; Genesis 12:2; Romans 10:11–13; Romans 15:9–12; Isaiah 66:19–21
- 25 Isaiah 29:23; Romans 9:24–25; Hosea 2:23; Deuteronomy 32:9; Psalm 115:15
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… idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered." But the holy Isaiah prophesies expressly concerning Egypt in reference to this matter, saying, "And the idols of Egypt shall be moved at His presence, and their heart shall be overcome in them," and other things to the same effect.
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