What Does the Bible Say About Egypt?
Here are 7 Bible verses about egypt, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.
- #1Isaiah 19:1-25
The burden of Egypt. Behold, the Lord rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it. And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts. And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. …
BSBThis is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them. “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty. The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither. …
- #2Isaiah 19:21-25
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. 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. 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. In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: Whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
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. And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them. In 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. In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth. The LORD of Hosts will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt My people, Assyria My handiwork, and Israel My inheritance.”
- #3Isaiah 36:6
Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.
BSBLook now, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff that will pierce the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.
- #4Isaiah 31:1
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the Lord!
BSBWoe to those who go down to Egypt for help, who rely on horses, who trust in their abundance of chariots and in their multitude of horsemen. They do not look to the Holy One of Israel; they do not seek the LORD.
- #5Acts 7:22
And Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.
BSBSo Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.
- #6Genesis 15:18
In the same day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, Unto thy seed have I given this land, from the river of Egypt unto the great river, the river Euphrates:
BSBOn that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
- #7Genesis 47:18-26
When that year was ended, they came unto him the second year, and said unto him, We will not hide it from my lord, how that our money is spent; my lord also hath our herds of cattle; there is not ought left in the sight of my lord, but our bodies, and our lands: Wherefore shall we die before thine eyes, both we and our land? buy us and our land for bread, and we and our land will be servants unto Pharaoh: and give us seed, that we may live, and not die, that the land be not desolate. And Joseph bought all the land of Egypt for Pharaoh; for the Egyptians sold every man his field, because the famine prevailed over them: so the land became Pharaoh’s. And as for the people, he removed them to cities from one end of the borders of Egypt even to the other end thereof. Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands. Then Joseph said unto the people, Behold, I have bought you this day and your land for Pharaoh: lo, here is seed for you, and ye shall sow the land. …
BSBWhen that year was over, they came to him the second year and said, “We cannot hide from our lord that our money is gone and all our livestock belongs to you. There is nothing left for our lord except our bodies and our land. Why should we perish before your eyes—we and our land as well? Purchase us and our land in exchange for food. Then we, along with our land, will be slaves to Pharaoh. Give us seed that we may live and not die, and that the land may not become desolate.” So Joseph acquired for Pharaoh all the land in Egypt; the Egyptians, one and all, sold their fields because the famine was so severe upon them. The land became Pharaoh’s, and Joseph reduced the people to servitude from one end of Egypt to the other. However, he did not acquire the priests’ portion of the land, for it had been given to them by Pharaoh. They ate the rations that Pharaoh supplied; so they did not sell their land. Then Joseph said to the people, “Now that I have acquired you and your land for Pharaoh this day, here is seed for you to sow in the land. …
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Egypt in Torrey's Topical Textbook
- Peopled by Mizraim's posterity: Ge 10:6,13,14
- Boundaries of: Eze 29:10
- Dry climate of: De 11:10,11
- Watered by the Nile: Ge 41:1-3; Ex 1:22
- Inundations of, alluded to: Am 8:8
- Subject to plague, &c: De 7:15; 28:27,60
- Sometimes visited by famine: Ge 41:30
- CALLED
- The land of Ham: Ps 105:23; 106:22
- The South: Jer 13:19; Da 11:14,25
- Sihor: Isa 23:3
- Rahab: Ps 87:4; 89:10
- House of Bondmen: Ex 13:3,14; De 7:8
- CELEBRATED FOR
- Fertility: Ge 13:10; 45:18
- Wealth: Heb 11:26
- Literature: 1Ki 4:30; Ac 7:22
- Fine horses: 1Ki 10:28,29
- Fine linen, &c: Pr 7:16; Isa 19:9
- Commerce: Ge 41:57; Eze 27:7
- Religion of, idolatrous: Ex 12:12; Nu 33:4; Isa 19:1; Eze 29:7
- Idolatry of, followed by Israel: Ex 32:4; Eze 20:8,19
- Magic practised in: Ex 7:11,12,22; 8:7
- Ruled by kings who assumed the name of Pharaoh: Ge 12:14,15; 40:1,2; Ex 1:8,22
- Under a governor: Ge 41:41-44
- Had princes and counsellors: Ge 12:15; Isa 19:11
- AS A POWER WAS
- Proud and arrogant: Eze 29:3; 30:6
- Pompous: Eze 32:12
- Mighty: Isa 30:2,3
- Ambitious of conquests: Jer 46:8
- Treacherous: Isa 36:6; 29:6,7
- INHABITANTS OF
- Superstitious: Isa 19:3
- Hospitable: Ge 47:5,6; 1Ki 11:18
- Often intermarried with strangers: Ge 21:21; 1Ki 3:1; 11:19; 1Ch 2:34,35
- Abhorred shepherds: Ge 46:34
- Abhorred the sacrifice of oxen, &c: Ex 8:26
- Not to be abhorred by Israel: De 23:7
- Might be received into the congregation in the third
- generation: De 23:8
- Mode of entertaining in: Ge 43:32-34
- Diet used in: Nu 11:5
- Mode of embalming in: Ge 50:3
- Often a refuge to strangers: Ge 12:10; 47:4; 1Ki 11:17,40; 2Ki 25:26; Mt 2:12,13
- THE ARMIES OF
- Described: Ex 14:7-9
- Destroyed in the Red Sea: Ex 14:23-28
- Captured and burned Gezer: 1Ki 9:16
- Besieged and plundered Jerusalem in Rehoboam's time: 1Ki 14:25,26
- Invaded Assyria and killed Josiah who assisted it: 2Ki 23:29
- Deposed Jehoahaz and made Judea tributary: 2Ki 23:31-35
- Assistance of, sought by Judah against the Chaldees: Eze 17:15; Jer 37:5,7
- HISTORY OF ISRAEL IN
- Their sojourn in it, foretold: Ge 15:13
- Joseph sold into: Ge 37:28; 39:1
- Potiphar blessed for Joseph's sake: Ge 39:2-6
- Joseph unjustly cast into prison: Ge 39:7-20
- Joseph interprets the chief baker's and the chief butler's
- dreams: Ge 40:5-19
- Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams: Ge 41:14-32
- Joseph counsels Pharaoh: Ge 41:33-36
- Joseph made governor: Ge 41:41-44
- Joseph's successful provision against the years of famine: Ge 41:46-56
- Joseph's ten brethren arrive: Ge 42:1-6
- Joseph recognizes his brethren: Ge 42:7,8
- Benjamin brought: Ge 43:15
- Joseph makes himself known to his brethren: Ge 45:1-8
- Joseph sends for his father: Ge 45:9-11
- Pharaoh invites Jacob into: Ge 45:16-20
- Jacob's journey: Ge 46:5-7
- Jacob, &c presented to Pharaoh: Ge 47:1-10
- Israel placed in the land of Goshen: Ge 46:34; 47:11,27
- Joseph enriches the king: Ge 47:13-26
- Jacob's death and burial: Ge 49:33; 50:1-13
- Israel increases and are oppressed: Ex 1:1-14
- Male children destroyed: Ex 1:15-22
- Moses born and hid for three months: Ex 2:2
- Moses exposed on the Nile: Ex 2:3,4
- Moses adopted and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter: Ex 2:5-10
- Moses slays an Egyptian: Ex 2:11,12
- Moses flies to Midian: Ex 2:15
- Moses sent to Pharaoh: Ex 3:2-10
- Pharaoh increases their affliction: Ex 5:1-23
- Moses proves his divine mission by miracles: Ex 4:29-31; 7:10
- Egypt is plagued for Pharaoh's obstinacy: Ex 7:14-10:29
- The passover instituted: Ex 12:1-28
- Destruction of the first-born: Ex 12:29,30
- Israel spoils the Egyptians: Ex 12:35,36
- Israel driven out of: Ex 12:31-33
- Date of the Exodus: Ex 12:41; Heb 11:27
- Pharaoh pursues Israel and is miraculously destroyed: Ex 14:5-25
- PROPHECIES RESPECTING
- Dismay of its inhabitants: Isa 19:1,16,17
- Infatuation of its princes: Isa 19:3,11-14
- Failure of internal resources: Isa 19:5-10
- Civil war and domestic strife: Isa 19:2
- Armies destroyed by Babylon: Jer 46:2-12
- Invasion by Babylon: Jer 46:13,24; Eze 32:11
- Destruction of its power: Eze 30:24,25
- Destruction of its cities: Eze 30:14-18
- Destruction of its idols: Jer 43:12,13; 46:25; Eze 30:13
- Spoil of, a reward to Babylon for services against Tyre: Eze 29:18-20
- Captivity of its people: Isa 20:4; Jer 46:19,24,26; Eze 30:4
- Utter desolation of, for forty years: Eze 29:8-12; 30:12; 32:15
- Allies to share its misfortunes: Eze 30:4,6
- The Jews who practised its idolatry to share its
- punishments: Jer 44:7-28
- Terror occasioned by its fall: Eze 32:9,10
- Ever to be a base kingdom: Eze 29:15
- Christ to be called out of: Ho 11:1; Mt 2:15
- Conversion of: Isa 19:18-20
- To be numbered and blessed along with Israel: Isa 19:23-25
- Prophetic illustration of its destruction: Jer 43:9,10; Eze 30:21,22; 32:4-6