Isaiah 19:14 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 19:14

The LORD has poured into her a spirit of confusion. Egypt has been led astray in all she does, as a drunkard staggers through his own vomit.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

KJV

The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

HORSLEY translates, "with respect to all His (God's) work"; they misinterpreted God's dealings at every step. "Mingled" contains the same image as "drunken"; as one mixes spices with wine to make it intoxicating (Isa 5:22; Pr 9:2, 5), so Jehovah has poured among them a spirit of giddiness, so that they are as helpless as a "drunken man."

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
מָסַ֥ךְ	ma.Sakh	he has mixed	H4537 →
בְּקִרְבָּ֖הּ	be.kir.Bah	in midst its	H7130 →
ר֣וּחַ	Ru.ach	a spirit of	H7307 →
עִוְעִ֑ים	'iv.'Im	confusion<s>	H5773 →
וְהִתְע֤וּ	ve.hit.'U	and they have misled	H8582 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
בְּכָֽל־	be.khol	in every	H3605 →
מַעֲשֵׂ֔הוּ	ma.'a.Se.hu	deed its	H4639 →
כְּהִתָּע֥וֹת	ke.hi.ta.'ot	as is made to stagger	H8582 →
שִׁכּ֖וֹר	shi.Kor	a drunkard	H7910 →
בְּקִיאֽוֹ׃	be.ki.'O	in vomit his	H6892 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
2 Thessalonians 2:11
For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
leads to
- Romans 1:28
  Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
- John 12:39–43
  For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says:
- 1 Timothy 4:1
  Now the Spirit expressly states that in later times some will abandon the faith to follow deceitful spirits and the teachings of demons,
- Matthew 24:11
  and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
- Psalms 81:11–12
  But My people would not listen to Me, and Israel would not obey Me.
Through
Job 12:25
They grope in the darkness without light; He makes them stagger like drunkards.
leads to
- Job 5:14
  They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
- Psalms 107:27
  They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
Through
Jeremiah 25:27
“Then you are to tell them that this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Drink, get drunk, and vomit. Fall down and never get up again, because of the…
leads to
- Habakkuk 2:16
  You will be filled with shame instead of glory. You too must drink and expose your uncircumcision! The cup in the LORD’s right hand will come around to you, and utter disgrace will cover…