Isaiah 19 · Verse 23

Isaiah 19:23

In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
Isaiah 19:23, King James Version

Isaiah 19:23 in other translations

BSBIn that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
WEBIn 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.
ASVIn that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians shall worship with the Assyrians.
YLTIn that day is a highway out of Egypt to Asshur, And come in have the Assyrians to Egypt, And the Egyptians into Asshur, And the Egyptians have served with the Assyrians.
DARBYIn that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria; and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and Egypt shall serve with Assyria.
BBEIn that day there will be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt will come into Assyria; and the Egyptians will give worship to the Lord together with the Assyrians.
WebsterIn that day shall there be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.

What does Isaiah 19:23 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
23. highway--free communication, resting on the highest basis, the common faith of both (Is 19:18; Is 11:16). Assyria and Egypt were joined under Alexander as parts of his empire: Jews and proselytes from both met at the feasts of Jerusalem. A type of gospel times to come. serve with--serve Jehovah with the Assyrians. So "serve" is used absolutely (Job 36:11).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 23 Shall there be a highway - Under the latter kings of Persia, and under Alexander, Egypt, Judea, and Assyria lived peaceably under the same government, and were on such friendly terms that there was a regular, uninterrupted intercourse between them, so that the Assyrian came into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and Israel became the third, i.e., was in strict union with the other two; and was a blessing to both, as affording them some knowledge of the true God, Isa 19:24.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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 19:23 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.

בַּיּ֣וֹםbai.Yomin the dayH3117
הַה֗וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
תִּהְיֶ֨הtih.Yehit will beH1961
מְסִלָּ֤הme.si.Laha highwayH4546
מִמִּצְרַ֙יִם֙mi.mitz.Ra.yimfrom EgyptH4714
אַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahAssyria towardsH804
וּבָֽא\־u.va'-and it will goH935
אַשּׁ֥וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
בְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimin EgyptH4714
וּמִצְרַ֣יִםu.mitz.Ra.yimand EgyptH4714
בְּאַשּׁ֑וּרbe.'a.Shurin AssyriaH804
וְעָבְד֥וּve.'a.ve.Duand they will serveH5647
מִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
אַשּֽׁוּר\׃\ \ס'a.ShurAssyriaH804

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Cross references for Isaiah 19:23

  • Isaiah 11:16

    And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

  • Isaiah 35:8-10

    And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein. No lion shall be there, nor any ravenous beast shall go up thereon, it shall not be found there; but the redeemed shall walk there: And the ransomed of the Lord shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

  • Isaiah 27:13

    And it shall come to pass in that day, that the great trumpet shall be blown, and they shall come which were ready to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall worship the Lord in the holy mount at Jerusalem.

  • Ephesians 2:18-22

    For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God; And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone; In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord: …

  • Isaiah 40:3-5

    The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

  • Ephesians 3:6-8

    That the Gentiles should be fellowheirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in Christ by the gospel: Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power. Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
11:16; 35:8-10; 40:3-5; Eph 2:18-22; 3:6-8

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Context

  • 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.

  • Isaiah 19:23

    In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.

  • Isaiah 19:24

    In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:

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Isaiah 19:23 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		En aquel tiempo habrá una calzada de Egipto á Asiria, y Asirios entrarán en Egipto, y Egipcios en Asiria; y los Egipcios servirán con los Asirios á Jehová.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		En ce jour-là, il y aura un chemin battu de l’Égypte à l’Assyrie; et l’Assyrie viendra en Égypte, et l’Égypte en Assyrie; et l’Égypte servira avec l’Assyrie.
German
Elberfelder 1871		An jenem Tage wird eine Straße sein von Ägypten nach Assyrien; und die Assyrer werden nach Ägypten und die Ägypter nach Assyrien kommen, und die Ägypter werden mit den Assyrern Jehova dienen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In die illa erit via de Ægypto in Assyrios; et intrabit Assyrius Ægyptum, et Ægyptius in Assyrios, et servient Ægyptii Assur.