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When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and he will rescue them. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> It will be a sign and a witness that the LORD of Heaven’s Armies is worshiped in the land of Egypt. When the people cry to the LORD for help against those who oppress them, he will send them a savior who will rescue them. <a href="/esv/isaiah/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to the LORD because of oppressors, he will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/19.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/19.htm">New King James Version</a> And it will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the LORD because of the oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And it will become a sign and a witness to the LORD of armies in the land of Egypt; for they will cry out to the LORD because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Champion, and He will save them. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> It will become a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the LORD because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Champion, and He will deliver them. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And it will become a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the LORD because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Champion, and He will deliver them. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And it will become a sign and a witness to Yahweh of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to Yahweh because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior and a Champion, and He will deliver them. <a href="/amp/isaiah/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> It will become a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the LORD because of oppressors, and He will send them a Savior, a [Great] Defender, and He will rescue them. <a href="/csb/isaiah/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> It will be a sign and witness to the LORD of Armies in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior and leader, and he will rescue them. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> It will be a sign and witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and leader, and he will rescue them. <a href="/asv/isaiah/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of oppressors, and he will send them a saviour, and a defender, and he will deliver them. <a href="/cev/isaiah/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> These will remind the Egyptians that the LORD All-Powerful is with them. And when they are in trouble and ask for help, he will send someone to rescue them from their enemies. <a href="/erv/isaiah/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 defender, and he shall deliver them. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> These objects will be a sign and a witness that the LORD of Armies is in Egypt. When the people cry to the LORD because of those who oppress them, he will send a savior and defender to rescue them. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> They will be symbols of the LORD Almighty's presence in Egypt. When the people there are oppressed and call out to the LORD for help, he will send someone to rescue them. <a href="/isv/isaiah/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of the Heavenly Armies in the land of Egypt; when they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior, and he will come down and rescue them. <a href="/msb/isaiah/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them. <a href="/net/isaiah/19.htm">NET Bible</a> It will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of the LORD who commands armies. When they cry out to the LORD because of oppressors, he will send them a deliverer and defender who will rescue them. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> It will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the LORD because of oppressors, and he will send them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And it shall be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry to the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a savior, and a great one, and he shall deliver them. <a href="/web/isaiah/19.htm">World English Bible</a> It will be for a sign and for a witness to Yahweh of Armies in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to Yahweh because of oppressors, and he will send them a savior and a defender, and he will deliver them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And it has been for a sign and for a testimony, "" To YHWH of Hosts in the land of Egypt, "" For they cry to YHWH from the face of oppressors, "" And He sends a Savior to them, "" Even a great one, and has delivered them. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And it hath been for a sign and for a testimony, To Jehovah of Hosts in the land of Egypt, For they cry unto Jehovah from the face of oppressors, And He sendeth to them a saviour, Even a great one, and hath delivered them. <a href="/slt/isaiah/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And it was for a sign and for a witness to Jehovah of armies in the land of Egypt, for they shall cry to Jehovah from the face of those pressing them, and he shall send to them him saving, and great, and he delivered them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> It shall be for a sign, and for a testimony to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. For they shall cry to the Lord because of the oppressor, and he shall send them a Saviour and a defender to deliver them. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> This shall be a sign and a testimony to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. For they will cry out to the Lord before the face of the tribulation, and he will send them a savior and a defender who will free them. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/19.htm">New American Bible</a> This will be a sign and witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt, so that when they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior to defend and deliver them. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; when they cry to the LORD because of oppressors, he will send them a savior, and will defend and deliver them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And it shall be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry to the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a saviour and a judge, and he shall deliver them. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And it shall be for a sign and for a witness to LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts in the land of Egypt, because they shall cry out before LORD JEHOVAH from before the oppressor, and he shall send them The Savior and The Judge, and he shall save them<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> 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 will send them a saviour, and a defender, who will deliver them. <a href="/sep/isaiah/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And it shall be for a sign to the Lord for ever in the land of Egypt: for they shall presently cry to the Lord by reason of them that afflict them, and he shall send them a man who shall save them; he shall judge and save them. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/19-20.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=4021" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">Blessing to Egypt, Assyria, Israel</a> …19In that day there will be an altar to the LORD in the center of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the LORD near her border. 20<a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yāh (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">It will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: lə·’ō·wṯ (Prep-l:: N-cs) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">a sign</a> <a href="/hebrew/5707.htm" title="5707: ū·lə·‘êḏ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A witness. Contracted from uwd; concretely, a witness; abstractly, testimony; specifically, a recorder, i.e. Prince.">and a witness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bə·’e·reṣ (Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·rā·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of Egypt.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">When</a> <a href="/hebrew/6817.htm" title="6817: yiṣ·‘ă·qū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To cry, cry out, call. A primitive root; to shriek; to proclaim.">they cry out</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: mip·pə·nê (Prep-m:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">because of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3905.htm" title="3905: lō·ḥă·ṣîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To squeeze, press, oppress. A primitive root; properly, to press, i.e. to distress.">their oppressors,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: wə·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">He will send</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: mō·wō·šî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">a savior</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: wā·rāḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">and defender</a> <a href="/hebrew/5337.htm" title="5337: wə·hiṣ·ṣî·lām (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver. ">to rescue them.</a> 21The LORD will make Himself known to Egypt, and on that day Egypt will acknowledge the LORD. They will worship with sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the LORD and fulfill them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-8</a> The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings. / I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. <a href="/judges/2-18.htm">Judges 2:18</a> Whenever the LORD raised up a judge for the Israelites, He was with that judge and saved them from the hands of their enemies while the judge was still alive; for the LORD was moved to pity by their groaning under those who oppressed them and afflicted them. <a href="/psalms/107-19.htm">Psalm 107:19-20</a> Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress. / He sent forth His word and healed them; He rescued them from the Pit. <a href="/isaiah/45-15.htm">Isaiah 45:15</a> Truly You are a God who hides Himself, O God of Israel, the Savior. <a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21-22</a> Speak up and present your case—yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me. / Turn to Me and be saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is no other. <a href="/isaiah/49-25.htm">Isaiah 49:25-26</a> Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children. / I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” <a href="/isaiah/63-8.htm">Isaiah 63:8-9</a> For He said, “They are surely My people, sons who will not be disloyal.” So He became their Savior. / In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old. <a href="/jeremiah/14-8.htm">Jeremiah 14:8</a> O Hope of Israel, its Savior in times of distress, why are You like a stranger in the land, like a traveler who stays but a night? <a href="/jeremiah/30-7.htm">Jeremiah 30:7</a> How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it. <a href="/hosea/13-4.htm">Hosea 13:4</a> Yet I am the LORD your God ever since the land of Egypt; you know no God but Me, for there is no Savior besides Me. <a href="/joel/2-32.htm">Joel 2:32</a> And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved; for on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be deliverance, as the LORD has promised, among the remnant called by the LORD. <a href="/zechariah/9-9.htm">Zechariah 9:9</a> Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem! See, your King comes to you, righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. <a href="/matthew/1-21.htm">Matthew 1:21</a> She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. <a href="/luke/1-68.htm">Luke 1:68-71</a> “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, because He has visited and redeemed His people. / He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David, / as He spoke through His holy prophets, those of ages past, ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And it shall be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they shall cry to the LORD because of the oppressors, and he shall send them a savior, and a great one, and he shall deliver them.for a<a href="/isaiah/55-13.htm">Isaiah 55:13</a> Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the LORD for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.<a href="/joshua/4-20.htm">Joshua 4:20,21</a> And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal… <a href="/joshua/22-27.htm">Joshua 22:27,28,34</a> But that it may be a witness between us, and you, and our generations after us, that we might do the service of the LORD before him with our burnt offerings, and with our sacrifices, and with our peace offerings; that your children may not say to our children in time to come, Ye have no part in the LORD… they shall<a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Isaiah 19:4</a> 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.<a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Isaiah 20:4</a> So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.<a href="/isaiah/52-5.htm">Isaiah 52:5</a> Now therefore, what have I here, saith the LORD, that my people is taken away for nought? they that rule over them make them to howl, saith the LORD; and my name continually every day is blasphemed.he shall send<a href="/isaiah/37-36.htm">Isaiah 37:36</a> Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.<a href="/isaiah/45-21.htm">Isaiah 45:21,22</a> Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the LORD? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me… <a href="/luke/2-11.htm">Luke 2:11</a> For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/psalms/19-5.htm">Champion</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-10.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-4.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/isaiah/1-23.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-11.htm">Defender</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Face</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-17.htm">Free</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Masters</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Oppressors</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-11.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-20.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/19-25.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-25.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/20-11.htm">Champion</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-3.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Cry</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-5.htm">Crying</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Defend</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Defender</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-11.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-21.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-15.htm">Face</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-24.htm">Free</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-25.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-13.htm">Masters</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Oppressors</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Rescue</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-3.htm">Savior</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-9.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-3.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-3.htm">Strong</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-21.htm">Testimony</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-8.htm">Witness</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 19</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">The confusion of Egypt</a> 11. <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">The foolishness of their princes</a> 18. <a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">The calling of Egypt into the church</a> 23. <a href="/isaiah/19-23.htm">The covenant of Egypt, Assyria, and Israel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. This phrase indicates a tangible representation of God's presence and power in Egypt. In biblical context, signs and witnesses often serve as reminders of God's covenant and faithfulness. The "LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's sovereignty and command over heavenly armies, suggesting His supreme authority even in foreign lands like Egypt. Historically, Egypt was a powerful nation often seen as an enemy of Israel, yet here, it becomes a place where God's presence is acknowledged. This transformation signifies a shift from judgment to redemption, aligning with prophecies of nations turning to God.When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, This reflects a recurring biblical theme where people in distress call upon God for deliverance. The cry of the oppressed is a powerful motif, seen in the Israelites' bondage in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">Exodus 2:23-25</a>). It underscores God's responsiveness to human suffering and His role as a deliverer. The oppressors in this context could be internal or external forces causing distress, and the act of crying out signifies repentance and recognition of God's power to save.He will send them a savior and defender to rescue them. This promise of a savior and defender is a direct assurance of divine intervention. In the Old Testament, God often raised leaders like Moses, judges, and kings to deliver His people. This phrase also foreshadows the ultimate Savior, Jesus Christ, who is seen as the fulfillment of God's promise to rescue humanity from sin. The dual role of savior and defender highlights both the deliverance from immediate physical threats and the protection of spiritual well-being. This prophecy points to God's ongoing commitment to salvation and protection for those who turn to Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> This title emphasizes God's sovereignty and power over all heavenly armies, highlighting His supreme authority and ability to deliver. 2. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A nation historically known for its idolatry and opposition to Israel, yet here depicted as a recipient of God's mercy and deliverance. 3. <a href="/topical/o/oppressors.htm">Oppressors</a> Those who bring suffering and hardship upon the people, prompting them to cry out to God for help. 4. <a href="/topical/s/savior_and_defender.htm">Savior and Defender</a> A figure sent by God to rescue and protect the people, symbolizing divine intervention and salvation. 5. <a href="/topical/c/cry_for_help.htm">Cry for Help</a> The act of the Egyptians calling out to God in their distress, signifying repentance and recognition of God's power.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_mercy.htm">God's Sovereignty and Mercy</a> God is sovereign over all nations, including those historically opposed to His people. His mercy extends beyond Israel to all who call upon Him. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_repentance.htm">The Power of Repentance</a> True repentance involves recognizing one's need for God and turning to Him in times of distress. This act of humility invites divine intervention. <a href="/topical/d/divine_rescue_and_salvation.htm">Divine Rescue and Salvation</a> God is both a Savior and Defender, providing not only spiritual salvation but also protection and deliverance from earthly troubles. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_deliverance.htm">The Role of Faith in Deliverance</a> Faith is essential in seeking God's help. Trusting in His power and willingness to save is crucial for experiencing His deliverance. <a href="/topical/g/god's_response_to_human_suffering.htm">God's Response to Human Suffering</a> God is attentive to the cries of those who suffer. His response is not only compassionate but also active, providing a way out of oppression.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 19</a> <a href="/q/why_did_god_command_isaiah's_nakedness.htm">How does Isaiah's prolonged nakedness (Isaiah 20:2-3) align with other biblical commands on decency, and why would God command a prophet to violate modesty for an extended period?</a> <a href="/q/why_isn't_isaiah's_nakedness_documented.htm">If Isaiah truly walked 'naked and barefoot' for three years (Isaiah 20:2-3), why doesn't any external source mention such a shocking act, and how could it have gone unnoticed by contemporaries?</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_28_21-22_question_divine_justice.htm">In Isaiah 28:21-22, does the notion of God performing a 'strange work' and bringing swift judgment raise questions about the consistency of divine justice elsewhere in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_aaron_make_the_golden_calf.htm">Why did Aaron create the golden calf for worship?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(20) For they shall cry unto the Lord because of the oppressors . . .--The words are almost as an anticipation of the great truth proclaimed in <a href="/john/4-21.htm" title="Jesus said to her, Woman, believe me, the hour comes, when you shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.">John 4:21</a>. The prayers of the worshippers in spirit and in truth, whether Jews or proselytes, in Egypt should find as immediate an access to the ear of Jehovah as if they had been offered in the Temple at Jerusalem. If the people suffered under the oppression of a Pharaoh, or a Cambyses, or a Ptolemy, and prayed for deliverance, He would as certainly send them a saviour who should free them from the yoke as He had sent saviours to Israel of old in the persons of the judges (<a href="/judges/3-9.htm" title="And when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother.">Judges 3:9</a>; <a href="/judges/3-15.htm" title="But when the children of Israel cried to the LORD, the LORD raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera, a Benjamite, a man left handed: and by him the children of Israel sent a present to Eglon the king of Moab.">Judges 3:15</a>; <a href="/judges/4-4.htm" title="And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.">Judges 4:4</a>). It is open to us to see a yet higher fulfilment in the fact that the message of the Gospel brought peace and joy to those who were weary and heavy laden in Egypt, as well as in Galilee; to those who were looking for redemption in Alexandria not less than to those who were looking for it in Jerusalem.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 20. - It shall be for a sign. The outward tokens of Jehovah-worship shall witness to God that he has in Egypt now a covenant people, and he will deal with them accordingly. He shall send them a savior, and a great one. This does not seem to point to any earthly deliverer, but to the Savior from the worst of all oppressors, sin and Satan, whom they will need equally with the rest of his people. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/19-20.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>It will be וְהָיָ֨ה (wə·hā·yāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be a sign לְא֥וֹת (lə·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence and a witness וּלְעֵ֛ד (ū·lə·‘êḏ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5707.htm">Strong's 5707: </a> A witness, testimony, a recorder, prince to the LORD לַֽיהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel of Hosts צְבָא֖וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ) Noun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign in the land בְּאֶ֣רֶץ (bə·’e·reṣ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Egypt. מִצְרָ֑יִם (miṣ·rā·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa When כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> A relative conjunction they cry out יִצְעֲק֤וּ (yiṣ·‘ă·qū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6817.htm">Strong's 6817: </a> To shriek, to proclaim to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the LORD יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel because of מִפְּנֵ֣י (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face their oppressors, לֹֽחֲצִ֔ים (lō·ḥă·ṣîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3905.htm">Strong's 3905: </a> To squeeze, press, oppress He will send וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח (wə·yiš·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out them a savior מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ (mō·wō·šî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor and defender וָרָ֖ב (wā·rāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> Much, many, great to rescue them. וְהִצִּילָֽם׃ (wə·hiṣ·ṣî·lām) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5337.htm">Strong's 5337: </a> To strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, deliver <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/19-20.htm">Isaiah 19:20 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-20.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 19:20 It will be for a sign (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 19:19"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:19" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/19-21.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 19:21"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:21" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>