ISAIAH 19:20

KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)

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“And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.”

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Isaiah 19:20 Translation & Meaning

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And it shall be וְהָיָ֨ה To exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) And it shall be
for a sign לְא֥וֹת A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc sign
and for a witness וּלְעֵ֛ד Concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e., prince witness
unto the Lord לַֽיהוָ֥ה (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
of hosts צְבָא֖וֹת A mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (specifically, hardship, worship) hosts
in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ The earth (at large, or partitively a land) land
of Egypt: מִצְרָ֑יִם Mitsrajim, i.e., Upper and Lower Egypt Egypt
for כִּֽי (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed for
they shall cry יִצְעֲק֤וּ To shriek; (by implication) to proclaim (an assembly) cry
unto אֶל Near, with or among; often in general, to unto
the Lord יְהוָה֙ (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God Lord
because מִפְּנֵ֣י The face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) because
of the oppressors, לֹֽחֲצִ֔ים Properly, to press, i.e., (figuratively) to distress oppressors
and he shall send וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח To send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications) send
them a saviour, מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ Properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor saviour
and a great one, וָרָ֖ב Abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality) great one
and he shall deliver וְהִצִּילָֽם׃ To snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense deliver
them. וְהִצִּילָֽם׃ To snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense them

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  • 18  In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the Lord of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.

  • 19  In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the Lord.

  • 20  And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.

  • 21  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.

  • 22  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.




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