Isa 19:1-6 | ESV | STEP | An oracle concerning Egypt . Behold , the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and comes to Egypt ; and the idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence , and the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them .

Isaiah 19:1-6

An Oracle Concerning Egypt

1 An ^aoracle concerning ^bEgypt.

Behold, the Lord ^cis riding on a swift cloud
and comes to Egypt;
and ^dthe idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence,
and the heart of the Egyptians will ^emelt within them.
2 And I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians,
^fand they will fight, each against another
and each against his neighbor,
city against city, kingdom against kingdom;
3 and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
and I will confound ^{▼▼Or I will swallow up} their ^hcounsel;
and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,
and ⁱthe mediums and the necromancers;
4 and I will give over the Egyptians
into the hand of ^ja hard master,
and a fierce king will rule over them,
declares the Lord God of hosts.
5 And the waters of the sea will be dried up,
and the river will be dry and parched,
6 and its canals will become foul,
and the branches of Egypt’s Nile will diminish and dry up,
reeds and rushes will rot away.