Isaiah 19:22

²⁰ 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.

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.

²³ In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

²⁴ In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing upon the earth.

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.

Compare

BSB: 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.
KJV: And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.
WEB: The LORD will strike Egypt, striking and healing. They will return to the LORD, and he will be entreated by them, and will heal them.
ASV: And Jehovah will smite Egypt, smiting and healing; and they shall return unto Jehovah, and he will be entreated of them, and will heal them.
DARBY: And Jehovah will smite Egypt; he will smite and heal: and they shall return to Jehovah, and he will be entreated of them, and will heal them.
BLB: And YHWH will strike Egypt, striking and healing; and they will turn back to YHWH, and He will be entreated by them, and He will heal them.

ÅB: Herren skal slå Egypt, han skal slå, men også lege, og de skal vende om til Herren, og han skal bønnhøre dem og lege dem.
OTB: Herren skal bringe lidelse over Egypt, men han skal også bringe helbredelse. De skal vende seg til Herren, og han skal svare på deres bønner og gjenopprette dem.
B1930: Herren skal slå Egypten, han skal slå, men også læge, og de skal vende om til Herren, og han skal bønnhøre dem og læge dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

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Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.
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Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”
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Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
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I will rescue you from your own people and from the Gentiles. I am sending you to them
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