And the spiritוְ רוּחַof Egyptמִצְרַיִםwill be emptied outנָבְקָהwithin it,בְּקִרְבּוֹand its counselוַעֲצָתוֹI will swallow up;אֲבַלֵּעַand they will consultוְדָרְשׁוּthe idolsאֶל הָאֱלִילִיםand the charmersוְאֶל הָאִטִּיםand those who call up the deadוְאֶל הָאֹבוֹתand the spiritists.וְאֶל הַיִּדְּעֹנִים
Isaiah 19:3
Study it in the app“And the spirit of Egypt will be emptied out within it, and its counsel I will swallow up; and they will consult the idols and the charmers and those who call up the dead and the spiritists.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 19:3, word by word
- And the spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- of Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- will be emptied outנָבְקָהnavka
empty
To leave with nothing; lay a land waste.
Where else “navka” appears- within itקִרְבּkirb
inside
One's inner part, one's inmost self.
Where else “kirb” appears- and its counselעֲצָתatsat
plan
What someone decides to do, above all YHWH, which stands.
Where else “atsat” appears- I will swallow upאֲבַלֵּעַavalea
swallow
Swallow, swallow up; hence, destroy.
Where else “avalea” appears- and they will consultדָרְשׁוּdarshu
consult
To turn to YHWH to ask him, pray to him.
Where else “darshu” appears- the idolsאֱלִילִיםelilim
idol
False gods worth nothing, made by human hands.
Where else “elilim” appears- and the charmersאִטִּיםitim
charmer
Those who mutter spells.
Where else “itim” appears- and those who call up the deadאֹבוֹתovot
medium
A departed soul some tried to consult.
Where else “ovot” appears- and the spiritistsיִּדְּעֹנִיםyidonim
spiritist
Someone who claims to consult the dead.
Where else “yidonim” 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
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.
3 · This verse (above)
4And I will hand over Egypt into the hand of a hard master, and a strong king will rule over them, declares the Lord, YHWH Tsevaot.