The burdenמַשָּׂאof Egypt.מִצְרָיִםLook,הִנֵּהYHWHיְהוָהis ridingרֹכֵבon a swiftקַלcloudעַל עָבand is comingוּבָאto Egypt;מִצְרַיִםand the idolsאֱלִילֵיof Egyptמִצְרַיִםtrembleוְנָעוּbefore him,מִפָּנָיוand the heartוּלְבַבof Egyptמִצְרַיִםmeltsיִמַּסwithin it.בְּקִרְבּוֹ
Isaiah 19:1
Study it in the app“The burden of Egypt. Look, YHWH is riding on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt; and the idols of Egypt tremble before him, and the heart of Egypt melts within it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 19:1, word by word
- The burdenמַשָּׂאmasa
oracle
A weighty message from God that a prophet carries, an oracle.
Where else “masa” appears- of Egyptמִצְרָיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is ridingרֹכֵבrochev
ride
To ride an animal or a chariot.
Where else “rochev” appears- on a swiftקַלkal
swift, light
Light, swift.
Where else “kal” appears- cloudעָבav
thick cloud
A dark, laden cloud that brings rain or storm.
Where else “av” appears- and is comingבָאva
enter
To go into a place.
Where else “va” appears- and the idolsאֱלִילֵיelile
idol
False gods worth nothing, made by human hands.
Where else “elile” appears- trembleנָעוּnau
stagger
To shake, tremble, totter.
Where else “nau” appears- before himפָּנָיpanay
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “panay” appears- and the heartלְבַבlevav
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appears- meltsיִמַּסyimas
lose heart
To lose courage and strength from fear, as if the heart melted.
Where else “yimas” appears- within itקִרְבּkirb
inside
One's inner part, one's inmost self.
Where else “kirb” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And I will stir up Egypt against Egypt, and they will fight, each against his brother and each against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.