Isaiah 19 · Verse 25

Isaiah 19:25

Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Isaiah 19:25, King James Version

Isaiah 19:25 in other translations

BSBThe LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”
WEBbecause the LORD of Armies has blessed them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people, Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.”
ASVfor that Jehovah of hosts hath blessed them, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
YLTIn that Jehovah of Hosts did bless it, saying, ‘Blessed is My people--Egypt, And the work of My hands--Asshur, And Mine inheritance--Israel!'
DARBYwhom Jehovah of hosts will bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance!
BBEBecause of the blessing of the Lord of armies which he has given them, saying, A blessing on Egypt my people, and on Assyria the work of my hands, and on Israel my heritage.
WebsterWhom the LORD of hosts will bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel my inheritance.

What does Isaiah 19:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. Whom--rather, "Which," namely, "the land," or "earth," that is, the people of it [Maurer]. my people--the peculiar designation of Israel, the elect people, here applied to Egypt to express its entire admission to religious privileges (Ro 9:24-26; 1Pe 2:9, 10). work of my hands--spiritually (Ho 2:23; Ep 2:10).

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 Blessed be Egypt - Assyria - and Israel - All these countries shall be converted to the Lord. Concerning Egypt, it was said, Isa 18:7, that it should bring gifts to the Lord at Jerusalem. Here it is predicted, Isa 19:19, that there shall be an altar to the Lord in Egypt itself; and that they, with the Assyrians shall become the people of God with the Israelites. This remains partly to be fulfilled. These countries shall be all, and perhaps at no very distant time from this, converted to the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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 19:25 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.

אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH834
בֵּרֲכ֛וֹbe.ra.Khohe will bless itH1288
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> sayingH559
בָּר֨וּךְba.Rukh[be] blessedH1288
עַמִּ֜י'a.Mipeople myH5971
מִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
וּמַעֲשֵׂ֤הu.ma.'a.Sehand [the] work ofH4639
יָדַי֙ya.Daihands myH3027
אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyriaH804
וְנַחֲלָתִ֖יve.na.cha.la.Tiand inheritance myH5159
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃\ \סYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

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Cross references for Isaiah 19:25

  • Isaiah 29:23

    But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

  • Romans 9:24-25

    Even us, whom he hath called, not of the Jews only, but also of the Gentiles? As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

  • Hosea 2:23

    And I will sow her unto me in the earth; and I will have mercy upon her that had not obtained mercy; and I will say to them which were not my people, Thou art my people; and they shall say, Thou art my God.

  • Deuteronomy 32:9

    For the Lord’s portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance.

  • Psalms 115:15

    Ye are blessed of the Lord which made heaven and earth.

  • Psalms 138:8

    The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.

  • Isaiah 60:21

    Thy people also shall be all righteous: they shall inherit the land for ever, the branch of my planting, the work of my hands, that I may be glorified.

  • Numbers 6:27

    And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.

  • Numbers 6:24

    The Lord bless thee, and keep thee:

  • Isaiah 61:9

    And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, and their offspring among the people: all that see them shall acknowledge them, that they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

  • Psalms 100:3

    Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.

  • Isaiah 64:8

    But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the Lord.
61:9; 65:23; Nu 6:24,27; 24:1; Ps 67:6,7; 115:15; Eph 1:3
Blessed.
29:23; Ps 100:3; 138:8; Ho 2:23; Ro 3:29; 9:24,25; Ga 6:15; Eph 2:10
Php 1:6; Col 3:10,11; 1Pe 2:10
and Israel.
De 32:9

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Context

  • 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:

  • Isaiah 19:25

    Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.

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Isaiah 19:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque Jehová de los ejércitos los bendecirá, diciendo: Bendito el pueblo mío Egipto, y el Asirio obra de mis manos, é Israel mi heredad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		car l’ Éternel des armées le bénira, disant: Béni soit l’Égypte, mon peuple, et l’Assyrie, l’ouvrage de mes mains, et Israël, mon héritage.
German
Elberfelder 1871		denn Jehova der Heerscharen segnet es und spricht: Gesegnet sei mein Volk Ägypten, und Assyrien, meiner Hände Werk, und Israel, mein Erbteil!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		cui benedixit Dominus exercituum, dicens: Benedictus populus meus Ægypti, et opus manuum mearum Assyrio; hæreditas autem mea Israël.