Isaiah 19:20 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 19:20

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.

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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.

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

And it shall be for a sign - The altar, and the pillar. This shows that the altar was not to be for sacrifice, but was a “memorial,” or designed to designate a place of worship. They shall cry to the Lord because of the oppressors - That is, oppressed and borne down under the exactions of their rulers, they shall seek deliverance from the true God - one instance among many of the effect of affliction and oppression in leading people to embrace the true religion.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

A witness - To testify that they own the Lord for their God. Cry - Being sorely distressed, they shall turn unto the true God. A great one - A great or mighty saviour, even Christ.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 3515: “The Fruits of Grace” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1916)

THIS is a very remarkable prophecy. Attempts have been made to explain it, as if it were already fulfilled. I believe all such attempts to be utter failures. This promise stands on record to be, fulfilled at some future day In those bright days for which some of us are looking, when the knowledge of the Lord shall cover the earth, so the waters cover the sea, then shall this word to Egypt be verified; yea, and God shall be glorified both by Egypt and Assyria, as well as in the land of Israel.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְהָיָ֨ה	ve.ha.Yah	and it will become	H1961 →
לְא֥וֹת	le.'ot	<into> a sign	H226 →
וּלְעֵ֛ד	u.le.'Ed	and <into> a witness	H5707 →
לַֽיהוָ֥ה	la.Yah.weh	to Yahweh	H3068 →
צְבָא֖וֹת	tze.va.'ot	of hosts	H6635 →
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	be.'E.retz	in [the] land of	H776 →
מִצְרָ֑יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	that	H3588 →
יִצְעֲק֤וּ	yitz.'a.Ku	they will cry out	H6817 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְהוָה֙	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
מִפְּנֵ֣י	mi.pe.Nei	<from> because of	H6440 →
לֹֽחֲצִ֔ים	lo.cha.Tzim	oppressors	H3905 →
וְיִשְׁלַ֥ח	ve.yish.Lach	and he may send	H7971 →
לָהֶ֛ם	la.Hem	to them
מוֹשִׁ֥יעַ	mo.Shi.a'	a deliverer	H3467 →
וָרָ֖ב	va.Rav	and [one who] contends	H7378 →
וְהִצִּילָֽם׃	ve.hi.tzi.Lam	and he will rescue them	H5337 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

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
Psalms 50:15
Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
leads to
- Psalms 107:28
  Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He brought them out of their distress.
- Psalms 91:15
  When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
- Psalms 34:3–4
  Magnify the LORD with me; let us exalt His name together.
- Psalms 107:19
  Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.
- Zechariah 13:9
  This third I will bring through the fire; I will refine them like silver and test them like gold. They will call on My name, and I will answer them. I will say, ‘They…
Through
Luke 2:11
Today in the city of David a Savior has been born to you. He is Christ the Lord!
leads to
- Isaiah 9:6
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
- Matthew 1:21
  She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
Through
Titus 2:13
as we await the blessed hope and glorious appearance of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ.
leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:8
  From now on there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day—and not only to me, but to all who…

About Isaiah

The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Isaiah

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Where the connections lead

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About Isaiah