Isaiah 19:4
I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord God of Hosts.
And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
Note give…: or, shut up
I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord. A fierce king will rule over them,” says the Lord, God of Armies.
Note When rendered in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, “Lord” or “God” is the translation of God’s Proper Name (Hebrew “יהוה”, usually pronounced Yahweh).
And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- give over
- or, shut up.
- 1 Samuel 23:7; Psalm 31:8
- a cruel lord
- Rather, "cruel lords," agreeable to the LXX., Syriac, Vulgate, and the original {adonim kasheh.} Nebuchadnezzar, who first conquered and ravaged Egypt, B.C. 573, and the following year; and then, not only his successors, but Cambyses, (who invaded Egypt, B.C. 526,) the son of Cyrus, and the whole succession of Persian kings till the time of Alexander, who were in general hard masters, and grievously oppressed the country.
- Isaiah 19:2; Isaiah 20:4; Jeremiah 46:26; Ezekiel 29:19