17 He makes (A)advisers walk [a]barefoot
And makes fools of (B)judges.

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  1. Job 12:17 Or stripped

17 He leads rulers away stripped(A)
    and makes fools of judges.(B)

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11 The officials of [a](A)Zoan are mere fools;
The advice of Pharaoh’s wisest advisers has become [b]stupid.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the (B)wise, a son of ancient kings”?
12 Well then, where are your wise men?
Please let them tell you,
And let them [c]understand what the Lord of armies
Has (C)planned against Egypt.
13 The officials of [d]Zoan have turned out to be fools,
The officials of (D)Memphis are deluded;
Those who are the (E)cornerstone of her tribes
Have [e]led Egypt astray.
14 The Lord has mixed within her a spirit of (F)distortion;
(G)They have led Egypt astray in all [f]that it does,
As a (H)drunken person [g]staggers in his vomit.
15 There will be no work for Egypt
(I)Which its head or tail, its palm branch or bulrush, may do.

16 On that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in great (J)fear because of the (K)waving of the hand of the Lord of armies, which He is going to wave over them. 17 The land of Judah will become a cause of shame to Egypt; everyone to whom it is mentioned will be in great fear because of the (L)plan of the Lord of armies which He is making against them.

18 On that day five cities in the land of Egypt will be speaking the language of Canaan and (M)swearing allegiance to the Lord of armies; one will be called the City of [h]Destruction.

19 On that day there will be an (N)altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a (O)memorial stone to the Lord beside its border. 20 And it will become a sign and a witness to the Lord of armies in the land of Egypt; for they will cry out to the Lord because of oppressors, and He will send them a (P)Savior and a (Q)Champion, and He will save them. 21 So the Lord will make Himself known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will know the Lord on that day. They will even worship with (R)sacrifice and offering, and will make a vow to the Lord and perform it. 22 And the Lord will strike Egypt, striking but (S)healing; so they will (T)return to the Lord, and He will respond to their pleas and heal them.

23 On that day there will be a (U)road from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria; and the Egyptians will (V)worship with the Assyrians.

24 On that day Israel will be the third party to Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth, 25 whom the Lord of armies has blessed, saying, “Blessed is (W)Egypt My people, and Assyria (X)the work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.”

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  1. Isaiah 19:11 Or Tanis
  2. Isaiah 19:11 Or brutish
  3. Isaiah 19:12 Or know
  4. Isaiah 19:13 Or Tanis
  5. Isaiah 19:13 Or have caused Egypt to stagger
  6. Isaiah 19:14 Lit its work
  7. Isaiah 19:14 Or goes astray
  8. Isaiah 19:18 Some mss and ancient versions the Sun

11 The officials of Zoan(A) are nothing but fools;
    the wise counselors(B) of Pharaoh give senseless advice.(C)
How can you say to Pharaoh,
    “I am one of the wise men,(D)
    a disciple of the ancient kings”?

12 Where are your wise men(E) now?
    Let them show you and make known
what the Lord Almighty
    has planned(F) against Egypt.
13 The officials of Zoan(G) have become fools,
    the leaders of Memphis(H) are deceived;
the cornerstones(I) of her peoples
    have led Egypt astray.
14 The Lord has poured into them
    a spirit of dizziness;(J)
they make Egypt stagger in all that she does,
    as a drunkard staggers(K) around in his vomit.
15 There is nothing Egypt can do—
    head or tail, palm branch or reed.(L)

16 In that day(M) the Egyptians will become weaklings.(N) They will shudder with fear(O) at the uplifted hand(P) that the Lord Almighty raises against them. 17 And the land of Judah will bring terror to the Egyptians; everyone to whom Judah is mentioned will be terrified,(Q) because of what the Lord Almighty is planning(R) against them.

18 In that day(S) five cities(T) in Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance(U) to the Lord Almighty. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.[a](V)

19 In that day(W) there will be an altar(X) to the Lord in the heart of Egypt,(Y) and a monument(Z) to the Lord at its border. 20 It will be a sign and witness(AA) to the Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior(AB) and defender, and he will rescue(AC) them. 21 So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge(AD) the Lord. They will worship(AE) with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and keep them.(AF) 22 The Lord will strike(AG) Egypt with a plague;(AH) he will strike them and heal them. They will turn(AI) to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal(AJ) them.

23 In that day(AK) there will be a highway(AL) from Egypt to Assyria.(AM) The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship(AN) together. 24 In that day(AO) Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria,(AP) a blessing[b](AQ) on the earth. 25 The Lord Almighty will bless(AR) them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt my people,(AS) Assyria my handiwork,(AT) and Israel my inheritance.(AU)

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  1. Isaiah 19:18 Some manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Symmachus and Vulgate; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text City of Destruction
  2. Isaiah 19:24 Or Assyria, whose names will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or Assyria, who will be seen by others as blessed

18 Your heart will meditate on (A)terror:
“Where is (B)one who counts?
Where is one who weighs?
Where is one who counts the towers?”

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18 In your thoughts you will ponder the former terror:(A)
    “Where is that chief officer?
Where is the one who took the revenue?
    Where is the officer in charge of the towers?(B)

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