Isaiah 19:20

¹⁸ In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.

¹⁹ In 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.

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.

²¹ The 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.

²² And the LORD will strike Egypt with a plague; He will strike them but heal them. They will turn to the LORD, and He will hear their prayers and heal them.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: It will be for a sign and for a witness to the LORD of Armies 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.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: and it shall be for a sign and for a witness to Jehovah of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they shall cry unto Jehovah because of the oppressors, and he will send them a saviour and defender, who shall deliver them.
BLB: And it will be as a sign and as a witness to YHWH of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to YHWH from the face of the oppressors, and He will send to them one saving and defending, and He will deliver them.

ÅB: Og det skal være til et tegn og et vitne i Egypt for Herren, hærskarenes Gud; når de roper til Herren over undertrykkerne, skal han sende dem en frelser og stridsmann og fri dem ut.
OTB: Det skal være et tegn og vitnesbyrd for hærskarenes Herre i Egypts land. Når de roper til Herren på grunn av sine undertrykkere, skal han sende dem en frelser og forsvarer, og han skal redde dem.
B1930: Og det skal være til et tegn og et vidne i Egyptens land for Herren, hærskarenes Gud; når de roper til Herren over undertrykkerne, skal han sende dem en frelser og stridsmann og fri dem ut.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
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Titus 2:13
as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
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Isaiah 45:21–22
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.
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Luke 2:11
Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
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Isaiah 20:4
so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame.
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Joshua 22:34
So the Reubenites and Gadites named the altar Witness, for they said, “It is a witness between us that the LORD is God.”
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Isaiah 37:36
Then the angel of the LORD went out and struck down 185,000 men in the camp of the Assyrians. When the people got up the next morning, there were all the dead bodies!
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Isaiah 49:25–26
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.
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