Isa 19:4 | TNotes | STEP | 19:4 hard, cruel master: In 671 BC , the Assyrian king Esarhaddon invaded Egypt and destroyed the royal city of Memphis. In 663 BC , Ashurbanipal attacked and destroyed Thebes (see Nah 3:8-10 ).

bNah 3:8-10►

‏ Isaiah 19:4

19:4 ^a hard, cruel master: In 671 BC, the Assyrian king Esarhaddon invaded Egypt and destroyed the royal city of Memphis. In 663 BC, Ashurbanipal attacked and destroyed Thebes (see Nah 3:8-10 ^b).