Isaiah 19 · Verse 21

Isaiah 19:21

And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it.
Isaiah 19:21, King James Version

Isaiah 19:21 in other translations

BSBThe LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.
WEBThe LORD will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the LORD in that day. Yes, they will worship with sacrifice and offering, and will vow a vow to the LORD, and will perform it.
ASVAnd Jehovah shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know Jehovah in that day; yea, they shall worship with sacrifice and oblation, and shall vow a vow unto Jehovah, and shall perform it.
YLTAnd known hath been Jehovah to Egypt, And the Egyptians have known Jehovah in that day, And done sacrifice and present, And vowed a vow to Jehovah, and completed it.
DARBYAnd Jehovah shall be known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians shall know Jehovah in that day, and shall serve with sacrifice and oblation; and they shall vow a vow unto Jehovah, and perform it.
BBEAnd the Lord will give the knowledge of himself to Egypt, and the Egyptians will give honour to the Lord in that day; they will give him worship with offerings and meal offerings, and will take an oath to the Lord and give effect to it.
WebsterAnd the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yes, they shall vow a vow to the LORD, and perform it.

What does Isaiah 19:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 19:18-22

18-22. In that day, &c.--Suffering shall lead to repentance. Struck with "terror" and "afraid" (Is 19:17) because of Jehovah's judgments, Egypt shall be converted to Him: nay, even Assyria shall join in serving Him; so that Israel, Assyria, and Egypt, once mutual foes, shall be bound together by the tie of a common faith as one people. So a similar issue from other prophecies (Is 18:7; 23:18). five cities--that is…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 19:18-25

The words, "In that day," do not always refer to the passage just before. At a time which was to come, the Egyptians shall speak the holy language, the Scripture language; not only understand it, but use it. Converting grace, by changing the heart, changes the language; for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. So many Jews shall come to Egypt, that they shall soon fill five cities. Where the sun was…

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Isaiah 19:21 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְנוֹדַ֤עve.no.Da'and he will make himself knownH3045
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
לְמִצְרַ֔יִםle.mitz.Ra.yimto EgyptH4714
וְיָדְע֥וּve.ya.de.'Uand they will knowH3045
מִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomin the dayH3117
הַה֑וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
וְעָֽבְדוּ֙ve.'a.ve.Duand they will serveH5647
זֶ֣בַחZe.vachsacrificeH2077
וּמִנְחָ֔הu.min.Chahand offeringH4503
וְנָדְרוּ\־ve.na.de.ru-and they will vowH5087
נֵ֥דֶרNe.dera vowH5088
לַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068
וְשִׁלֵּֽמוּ\׃ve.shi.Le.muand they will pay [it]H7999

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Cross references for Isaiah 19:21

  • Isaiah 11:9

    They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the sea.

  • Malachi 1:11

    For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • 1 Kings 8:43

    Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.

  • Jonah 1:16

    Then the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, and made vows.

  • 1 Peter 2:5

    Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

  • Romans 15:27-28

    It hath pleased them verily; and their debtors they are. For if the Gentiles have been made partakers of their spiritual things, their duty is also to minister unto them in carnal things. When therefore I have performed this, and have sealed to them this fruit, I will come by you into Spain.

  • Psalms 98:2-3

    The Lord hath made known his salvation: his righteousness hath he openly shewed in the sight of the heathen. He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward the house of Israel: all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

  • Zephaniah 3:10

    From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia my suppliants, even the daughter of my dispersed, shall bring mine offering.

  • 1 Samuel 17:46

    This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand; and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee; and I will give the carcases of the host of the Philistines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild beasts of the earth; that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel.

  • Isaiah 37:20

    Now therefore, O Lord our God, save us from his hand, that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that thou art the Lord, even thou only.

  • Zechariah 14:16-18

    And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left of all the nations which came against Jerusalem shall even go up from year to year to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, and to keep the feast of tabernacles. And it shall be, that whoso will not come up of all the families of the earth unto Jerusalem to worship the King, the Lord of hosts, even upon them shall be no rain. And if the family of Egypt go not up, and come not, that have no rain; there shall be the plague, wherewith the Lord will smite the heathen that come not up to keep the feast of tabernacles.

  • Psalms 67:2

    That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lord shall.
11:9; 37:20; 55:5; 1Sa 17:46; 1Ki 8:43; Ps 67:2; 98:2,3; Hab 2:14
Joh 17:3; Ga 4:8,9
and shall.
Zep 3:10; Mal 1:11; Joh 4:21-24; Ro 15:27,28; 1Pe 2:5,9
shall vow.
44:5; Ec 5:4; Jon 1:16

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Context

  • Isaiah 19:20

    And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.

  • Isaiah 19:21

    And the Lord shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the Lord in that day, and shall do sacrifice and oblation; yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform it.

  • Isaiah 19:22

    And the Lord shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the Lord, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.

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Isaiah 19:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y Jehová será conocido de Egipto, y los de Egipto conocerán á Jehová en aquel día; y harán sacrificio y oblación; y harán votos á Jehová, y los cumplirán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel se fera connaître des Égyptiens, et les Égyptiens connaîtront l’ Éternel, en ce jour-là; et ils serviront avec un sacrifice et une offrande, et ils voueront un vœu à l’ Éternel et l’accompliront.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova wird sich den Ägyptern kundgeben, und die Ägypter werden Jehova erkennen an jenem Tage; und sie werden dienen mit Schlachtopfern und Speisopfern, und werden Jehova Gelübde tun und bezahlen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
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.