Isaiah 19:19 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. ”

• Isaiah 19:19 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  In that day shall there be an altar - An “altar” is properly a place on which sacrifices are offered. According to the Mosaic law, but one great altar was to be erected for sacrifices. But the wo...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and (t) a pillar at its border to the LORD. (t) There will be evident signs and tokens, that God's religion is ther...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Five cities in Egypt will speak Hebrew and swear fealty to Yahweh. One shall be called city of the sun. There will be an altar to Yahweh in Egypt, and an obelisk to Him at its border, which shall wit...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  an altar. See App-81. a pillar. Probably. boundary pillar. Hebrew. nazab . A pillar or monument. Not for worship. at . close to.

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  19. In that day shall there be an altar in the midst of the land of Egypt. He continues what he had said in the former verse, and states more clearly that the aspect of Egypt will be renewed...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. An altar to the Lord - צבאות tsebaoth, "of hosts," or Yehovah tsebao...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  In that day shall there be an altar, &c.— In this and the former part of the next verse, we have the second member or article of the general proposition; The discourse rises, as is every where...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction. -Suffering shall lead to repentan...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Judgment, on Egypt A prophecy concerning Egypt, probably belonging to the same period as Isaiah 18 , and designed to show the speedy collapse of Egypt's power, on which a strong political par...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  These two Chapter s (19, 20) contain the burden of Egypt. Its doom is first declared (19: 1-15). Jehovah's advent will result in the destruction of idols, in civil war, in failure in counsel, and in...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  I beseech the Reader to remark every word in these verses. Let him observe how the sweet promises contained in them open. In that day, namely, the gospel day; the day of Christ, which Abraham, ages b...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  In that day there shall be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt ,.... Josephus c, and other Jewish writers d, suppose this to be fulfilled when Onias, the son of Simeon the just, f...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at the border thereof to the LORD. Ver. 19. In that day shall there be an altar to the Lord. ] A spi...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  In that day shall there be an altar For God's worship; not a Levitical, but a spiritual and evangelical altar, as appears from hence, that the Levitical altar was confined to one place, Deuteronom...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Promises to Egypt. B. C. 710.       18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt sp...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  An altar for God's worship; not a Levitical, but a spiritual and evangelical altar, as appears from hence, because that was confined to one place, Deuteronomy 12:13,14 . The altar is put for t...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  ‘In that day there will be an altar to Yahweh in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at its border to Yahweh, and it will be a sign and a witness to Yahweh of hosts in the land of Egypt. For...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  AN ALTAR AND A SAVIOUR FOR EGYPT Isaiah 19:18-20 . In that day shall five cities, &c. I. God is able to raise up monuments and trophies of His grace in the most unlikely places ( Isaiah 19...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Isaiah 19:4 . A cruel lord. Such was Nebuchadnezzar; and after him, Cambyses, and other Persian kings. One oppression succeeded another, as illustrated in Daniel 11 . Isaiah 19:11 . The prince...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Isaiah 19:1-23 THE BURDEN OF EGYPT . It has been doubted whether this prophecy refers to the conquest of Egypt by Piankhi, as related in the monument which he set up at Na...

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• Isaiah 19:19 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  A Promise of Blessing

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Exodus 24:4 ; Genesis 12:7 ; Genesis 28:18 ; Hebrews 13:10 ; Isaiah 66:23 ; Joshua 22:10 ; Joshua 22:26 ; Zechariah 6:15

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• Isaiah 19:19 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  An altar — The altar is put for the worship of God, as it is in many places both of the Old and New Testament. And nothing is more common in the prophets than to speak of gospel — worship in the ph...

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