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They will shudder with fear at the uplifted hand that the LORD Almighty raises against them. <a href="/nlt/isaiah/19.htm">New Living Translation</a> In that day the Egyptians will be as weak as women. They will cower in fear beneath the upraised fist of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. <a href="/esv/isaiah/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> In that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the LORD of hosts shakes over them. <a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/19.htm">King James Bible</a> In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/19.htm">New King James Version</a> In that day Egypt will be like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which He waves over it. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> On that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in great fear because of the waving of the hand of the LORD of armies, which He is going to wave over them. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> In that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in dread because of the waving of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which He is going to wave over them. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> In that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in dread because of the waving of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which He is going to wave over them. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> In that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in dread because of the waving of the hand of Yahweh of hosts, which He is going to wave over them. <a href="/amp/isaiah/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> In that day the Egyptians will become like [helpless] women, and they will tremble and be frightened because of the waving of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which He is going to wave over them. <a href="/csb/isaiah/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day Egypt will be like women and will tremble with fear because of the threatening hand of the LORD of Armies when he raises it against them. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> On that day Egypt will be like women. She will tremble with fear because of the threatening hand of the LORD of Hosts when He raises it against her. <a href="/asv/isaiah/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> In that day shall the Egyptians be like unto women; and they shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of hosts, which he shaketh over them. <a href="/cev/isaiah/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> When the LORD All-Powerful punishes Egypt with his mighty arm, the Egyptians will become terribly weak and will tremble with fear. <a href="/erv/isaiah/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> It In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> At that time Egyptians will act like women. They will tremble and be terrified because the LORD of Armies will shake his fist at them. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> A time is coming when the people of Egypt will be as timid as women. They will tremble in terror when they see that the LORD Almighty has stretched out his hand to punish them. <a href="/isv/isaiah/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> At that time, the Egyptians will be like women—they will shudder and be afraid before the uplifted hand of the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, when he brandishes his hand against her. <a href="/msb/isaiah/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble with fear beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts, when He brandishes it against them. <a href="/net/isaiah/19.htm">NET Bible</a> At that time the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because the LORD who commands armies brandishes his fist against them. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shakes over them. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> In that day shall Egypt be like women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shaketh over it. <a href="/web/isaiah/19.htm">World English Bible</a> In that day the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because of the shaking of Yahweh of Armies’s hand, which he shakes over them. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> In that day Egypt is like women, "" And it has mourned, and been afraid, "" Because of the waving of the hand of YHWH of Hosts, "" That He is waving over it. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> In that day is Egypt like women, And it hath mourned, and been afraid, Because of the waving of the hand of Jehovah of Hosts, That He is waving over it. <a href="/slt/isaiah/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> In that day Egypt shall be as women; and it trembled and was afraid from the face of the shaking of the hand of Jehovah of armies which he shook over it.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> In that day Egypt shall be like unto women, and they shall be amazed, and afraid, because of the moving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shall move over it. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> In that day, Egypt will be like women, and they will be stupefied and fearful before the presence of the shaking hand of the Lord of hosts, the hand which he will move over them. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/19.htm">New American Bible</a> On that day the Egyptians shall be like women, trembling with fear, because of the LORD of hosts shaking his fist at them. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> On that day the Egyptians will be like women, and tremble with fear before the hand that the LORD of hosts raises against them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> On that day the Egyptian shall be like a woman, and he shall be afraid and tremble because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shakes against him. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> In that day the Egyptian shall be like a woman and he shall be afraid, and he shall shake before the size of the hand of LORD JEHOVAH of Hosts which he lifts against him<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> In that day shall Egypt be like unto women; and it shall tremble and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which He shaketh over it. <a href="/sep/isaiah/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> But in that day the Egyptians shall be as women, in fear and in trembling because of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which he shall bring upon them. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/19-16.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=3976" 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> 16<a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: ha·hū (Art:: Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">In that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: bay·yō·wm (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·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.">the Egyptians</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: kan·nā·šîm (Prep-k, Art:: N-fp) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">like women.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2729.htm" title="2729: wə·ḥā·raḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To tremble, be terrified. A primitive root; to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten.">They will tremble</a> <a href="/hebrew/6342.htm" title="6342: ū·p̄ā·ḥaḏ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To dread, be in dread or in awe. A primitive root; to be startled; hence, to fear in general.">with fear</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.">beneath</a> <a href="/hebrew/8573.htm" title="8573: tə·nū·p̄aṯ (N-fsc) -- From nuwph; a brandishing; by implication, tumult; specifically, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings.">the uplifted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yaḏ- (N-fsc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">hand</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.">of 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/1931.htm" title="1931: hū (Pro-3ms) -- He, she, it. ">when He</a> <a href="/hebrew/5130.htm" title="5130: mê·nîp̄ (V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms) -- To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle. A primitive root; to quiver; used in a great variety of applications.">brandishes</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer- (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">against them.</a> 17The land of Judah will bring terror to Egypt; whenever Judah is mentioned, Egypt will tremble over what the LORD of Hosts has planned against it.…<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="/jeremiah/50-37.htm">Jeremiah 50:37</a> A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered. <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Jeremiah 51:30</a> The warriors of Babylon have stopped fighting; they sit in their strongholds. Their strength is exhausted; they have become like women. Babylon’s homes have been set ablaze, the bars of her gates are broken. <a href="/nahum/3-13.htm">Nahum 3:13</a> Look at your troops—they are like your women! The gates of your land are wide open to your enemies; fire consumes their bars. <a href="/exodus/15-15.htm">Exodus 15:15-16</a> Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, / and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by. <a href="/joshua/2-9.htm">Joshua 2:9-11</a> and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below. <a href="/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6</a> Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor. <a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm">Isaiah 13:7-8</a> Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear. <a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm">Isaiah 21:3-4</a> Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see. / My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight I desired has turned to horror. <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Isaiah 30:32</a> And with every stroke of the rod of punishment that the LORD brings down on them, the tambourines and lyres will sound as He battles with weapons brandished. <a href="/ezekiel/30-22.htm">Ezekiel 30:22-25</a> Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt. I will break his arms, both the strong one and the one already broken, and will make the sword fall from his hand. / I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands. / I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man. ... <a href="/zechariah/12-2.htm">Zechariah 12:2</a> “Behold, I will make Jerusalem a cup of drunkenness to all the surrounding peoples. Judah will be besieged, as well as Jerusalem. <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Matthew 24:29-30</a> Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ / At that time the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. <a href="/luke/21-25.htm">Luke 21:25-26</a> There will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth dismay among the nations, bewildered by the roaring of the sea and the surging of the waves. / Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. <a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a> Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?” <a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a> In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>In that day shall Egypt be like to women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking of the hand of the LORD of hosts, which he shakes over it.like<a href="/isaiah/30-17.htm">Isaiah 30:17</a> One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on an hill.<a href="/psalms/48-6.htm">Psalm 48:6</a> Fear took hold upon them there, and pain, as of a woman in travail.<a href="/jeremiah/30-6.htm">Jeremiah 30:6-7</a> Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? … the shaking<a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Isaiah 10:32</a> As yet shall he remain at Nob that day: he shall shake his hand against the mount of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.<a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a> And the LORD shall utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with his mighty wind shall he shake his hand over the river, and shall smite it in the seven streams, and make men go over dryshod.<a href="/isaiah/30-30.htm">Isaiah 30:30-32</a> And the LORD shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/17-2.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-12.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-12.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-13.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-15.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-14.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-12.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-2.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-32.htm">Shaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/james/2-19.htm">Shudder</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-9.htm">Uplifted</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-2.htm">Wave</a> <a href="/judges/9-13.htm">Waving</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-2.htm">Women</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Afraid</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-21.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-31.htm">Lord's</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Mourned</a> <a href="/john/5-21.htm">Raises</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-28.htm">Shakes</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Shaketh</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-10.htm">Shudder</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm">Tremble</a> <a href="/ezekiel/20-15.htm">Uplifted</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-9.htm">Wave</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-32.htm">Waving</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Women</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'; 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In the context of Isaiah, it points to a specific period when God will act decisively. This is a common prophetic expression found throughout the Old Testament, indicating a time when God's purposes will be fulfilled.the Egyptians will be like women In ancient Near Eastern culture, this phrase implies vulnerability and fear, as women were often seen as less physically powerful in times of conflict. This metaphor highlights the reversal of Egypt's status from a powerful nation to one that is defenseless and afraid. Historically, Egypt was a dominant power, but this prophecy foretells a time of weakness.They will tremble with fear This indicates a profound sense of terror and helplessness. The imagery suggests a complete loss of confidence and security. The trembling is a response to the overwhelming power of God, which is a common theme in prophetic literature, where nations are often depicted as powerless before the divine will.beneath the uplifted hand of the LORD of Hosts The "uplifted hand" symbolizes God's power and readiness to act in judgment. The title "LORD of Hosts" emphasizes God's supreme authority over all heavenly and earthly armies. This imagery is used throughout the Bible to convey God's might and the certainty of His actions.when He brandishes it against them The act of brandishing suggests a threat of imminent action. It conveys the idea of God preparing to strike, underscoring the seriousness of the impending judgment. This reflects the biblical theme of God's sovereignty and His ability to execute justice against nations that oppose His will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/egyptians.htm">Egyptians</a> The people of Egypt, representing a powerful nation often in opposition to Israel in biblical history. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord_of_hosts.htm">The LORD of Hosts</a> A title for God emphasizing His sovereignty and command over the heavenly armies. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_uplifted_hand.htm">The Uplifted Hand</a> A metaphor for God's power and judgment, often used to describe His intervention in human affairs.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the LORD</a> The fear of God is a recurring theme in Scripture, emphasizing reverence and awe. This passage reminds us that even powerful nations are subject to God's authority. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is not only the God of Israel but of all nations. His plans and purposes extend beyond any single nation, and His will is ultimately accomplished. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a> While this passage speaks of judgment, it is important to remember that God's judgments are often a call to repentance and restoration. <a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_god.htm">The Power of God</a> The imagery of God's uplifted hand serves as a reminder of His omnipotence. Believers can find comfort in knowing that God is in control, even when circumstances seem dire. <a href="/topical/r/response_to_god's_authority.htm">Response to God's Authority</a> The appropriate response to God's authority is humility and submission. This passage challenges us to examine our own lives and ensure we are living in alignment with God's will.<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/can_isaiah_19_16-25_fit_modern_views.htm">Can the miraculous elements in Isaiah 19:16-25 be reconciled with modern historical or scientific understanding?</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_19_1-4_match_egyptian_history.htm">Does Isaiah 19:1-4 align with known Egyptian history regarding civil strife and political upheaval?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_record_of_isaiah_24_1's_event.htm">In Isaiah 24:1, how can the entire earth be laid waste and scattered without any historical record of such a global event?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_isa._19_13-14_and_egypt's_history_align.htm">How do the references in Isaiah 19:13-14 to 'confusion' and 'drunkenness' align with archaeological or historical accounts of Egyptian culture?</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>(16) In that day shall Egypt be like unto "women.--This image of panic, terror, and weakness has been natural in the poetry of all countries (comp. Homer, "Achaean women, not Achaean men"), and appears in its strongest form in <a href="/jeremiah/48-41.htm" title="Kerioth is taken, and the strong holds are surprised, and the mighty men's hearts in Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.">Jeremiah 48:41</a>. In such a state, even the land of Judah, once so despised, shall become a source of terror.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 16. - In that day; or, at that time; i.e. when the Assyrian invasion comes. Shall Egypt be like unto women (comp. <a href="/jeremiah/51-30.htm">Jeremiah 51:30</a>). So Xerxes said of his fighting men at Salamis: "My men have become women" (Herod., 8:88). Because of the shaking of the hand of the Lord (comp. <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">Isaiah 11:15</a> and Isaiah 30:32). The Egyptians would scarcely recognize Jehovah as the Author of their calamities, but it would none the less be his hand which punished them. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/19-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>In that הַה֔וּא (ha·hū) Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are day בַּיּ֣וֹם (bay·yō·wm) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> A day the Egyptians מִצְרַ֖יִם (miṣ·ra·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 will become יִֽהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> To fall out, come to pass, become, be like women. כַּנָּשִׁ֑ים (kan·nā·šîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female They will tremble וְחָרַ֣ד ׀ (wə·ḥā·raḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2729.htm">Strong's 2729: </a> To shudder with terror, to fear, to hasten with fear וּפָחַ֗ד (ū·p̄ā·ḥaḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6342.htm">Strong's 6342: </a> To dread, be in dread or in awe beneath מִפְּנֵי֙ (mip·pə·nê) Preposition-m | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face the uplifted תְּנוּפַת֙ (tə·nū·p̄aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8573.htm">Strong's 8573: </a> A brandishing, tumult, the official undulation of sacrificial offerings hand יַד־ (yaḏ-) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> A hand of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (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 of Hosts, צְבָא֔וֹת (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 when He ה֖וּא (hū) Pronoun - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1931.htm">Strong's 1931: </a> He, self, the same, this, that, as, are brandishes מֵנִ֥יף (mê·nîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5130.htm">Strong's 5130: </a> To move to and fro, wave, sprinkle it אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that against them. עָלָֽיו׃ (‘ā·lāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/19-16.htm">Isaiah 19:16 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-16.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 19:16 In that day the Egyptians will be (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/19-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 19:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 19:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:17" /></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>