Isaiah 19:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.”

Isaiah 19:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 19:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 19:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord. A fierce king will rule over them,” says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.”

Isaiah 19:4 — World English Bible

Isaiah 19:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. ”

Isaiah 19:4 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 19:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And I have delivered the Egyptians Into the hand of a hard lord, And a strong king doth rule over them, An affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts.”

Isaiah 19:4 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 19:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord, and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. ”

Isaiah 19:4 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 19:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And I will deliuer the Egyptians into the hand of the cruell Lordes, and a mightie King shall rule ouer them, sayth the Lord God of hostes.”

Isaiah 19:4 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 19:4 in Context — Isaiah 19

2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.

5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.

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What Does Isaiah 19:4 Mean?

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