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On that dayבַּיּוֹם הַהוּאEgyptמִצְרַיִםwill beיִהְיֶהlike women,כַּנָּשִׁיםand will trembleוְחָרַדand be in dreadוּפָחַדbeforeמִפְּנֵיthe wavingתְּנוּפַתof the handיַדof YHWHיְהוָהTsevaotצְבָאוֹתwhichאֲשֶׁרheהוּאis wavingמֵנִיףover it.עָלָיו
Isaiah 19:16
Study it in the app“On that day Egypt will be like women, and will tremble and be in dread before the waving of the hand of YHWH Tsevaot which he is waving over it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 19:16, word by word
- On that dayיּוֹםyom
day
The day, the hours of light, or a whole day.
Where else “yom” appears- Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- will beיִהְיֶהyihye
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihye” appears- like womenנָּשִׁיםnashim
woman
An adult female person: single, married or widowed.
Where else “nashim” appears- and will trembleחָרַדcharad
tremble
To shudder with fear, with surprise or before God's presence.
Where else “charad” appears- and be in dreadפָחַדfachad
dread
To tremble with fear before something that threatens.
Where else “fachad” appears- beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- the wavingתְּנוּפַתtenufat
wave
To move the hand or arm against someone, as a threat.
Where else “tenufat” appears- of the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of 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- Tsevaotצְבָאוֹתtsevaot
Tsevaot
A name of God: the one who commands the armies of heaven and earth.
Where else “tsevaot” appears- is wavingמֵנִיףmenif
wield
To brandish or swing something, like a hand.
Where else “menif” 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
15And there will not be for Egypt any work that head or tail may do, palm branch or reed.
16 · This verse (above)
17And the ground of Judah will become a terror to Egypt; everyone to whom one mentions it will be in dread because of the plan of YHWH Tsevaot which he is planning against it.