and — to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)מִצְרַ֔יִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egyptוְנָע֞וּ
nûwaʻ
and — to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively (as subjoined)אֱלִילֵ֤י
ʼĕlîyl
good for nothing, by analogy vain or vanity; specifically an idolמִצְרַ֨יִם֙
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egyptמִפָּנָ֔יו
pânîym
from — the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)וּלְבַ֥ב
lêbâb
and — the heart (as the most interior organ);מִצְרַ֖יִם
Mitsrayim
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egyptיִמַּ֥ס
mâçaç
to liquefy; figuratively, to waste (with disease), to faint (with fatigue, fear or grief)בְּקִרְבּֽוֹ
qereb
in/with/by — properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
Isaiah 19:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Egypt: Listen carefully, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.
Egypt's idols trembling at Yahweh's arrival directly answers the Exodus narrative's own contest between Yahweh and Egypt's gods, centuries after that first confrontation.
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Today's memory verse · from this session
“The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Egypt: Listen carefully, the Lord is riding on a swift cloud and is about to come to Egypt; The idols of Egypt will tremble at His presence, And the heart of the Egyptians will melt within them.”
Egypt's idols trembling at Yahweh's arrival directly answers the Exodus narrative's own contest between Yahweh and Egypt's gods, centuries after that first confrontation.