Ésaïe 19:21

21 Et l'Éternel se fera connaître aux Égyptiens, et les Égyptiens connaîtront l'Éternel en ce jour-là; ils offriront des sacrifices et des oblations; ils feront des vœux à l'Éternel et les accompliront.

Ésaïe 19:21 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 19:21

And the Lord shall be known to Egypt
The means of knowing him would be granted them; which were partly through the Bible being translated into the Greek language, at the request of Ptolemy king of Egypt, which was then understood in that country, and this was a considerable time before the coming of Christ; and chiefly through the Gospel being brought hither by the Evangelist Mark, and others, whereby many of them were brought to a spiritual, experimental, and evangelical knowledge of Christ:

and the Egyptians shall know the Lord;
own and acknowledge him, profess faith in him, hope of happiness by him, love of him, and subjection to him, his Gospel and ordinances:

and shall do sacrifice and oblation;
not such sacrifice and oblation as were enjoined by the ceremonial law, since those would be now abrogated; but the spiritual sacrifices of prayer, praise, and good works, and of the presentation of themselves, as a holy, living, and acceptable sacrifice to God, their reasonable service: under these ceremonial rites is signified the whole spiritual worship of the New Testament:

yea, they shall vow a vow unto the Lord, and perform [it];
lay themselves under obligation to serve the Lord, and act according to it; see ( Ecclesiastes 5:4 Ecclesiastes 5:5 ) and this is to be understood not of legal vows, as that of the Nazarite, or any other, but of the spiritual one of praise and thanksgiving; see ( Psalms 50:14 ) ( 65:1 ) .

Ésaïe 19:21 In-Context

19 En ce jour-là, il y aura un autel érigé à l'Éternel au milieu du pays d'Égypte, et un monument dressé à l'Éternel sur la frontière;
20 Ce sera, pour l'Éternel des armées, un signe et un témoignage dans le pays d'Égypte; car ils crieront à l'Éternel à cause des oppresseurs, et il leur enverra un Sauveur et un défenseur pour les délivrer.
21 Et l'Éternel se fera connaître aux Égyptiens, et les Égyptiens connaîtront l'Éternel en ce jour-là; ils offriront des sacrifices et des oblations; ils feront des vœux à l'Éternel et les accompliront.
22 L'Éternel frappera les Égyptiens; il les frappera et les guérira; ils retourneront à l'Éternel, qui se laissera fléchir par leurs prières, et les guérira.
23 En ce jour-là, il y aura une route d'Égypte en Assyrie; les Assyriens viendront en Égypte, et les Égyptiens en Assyrie; et l'Égyptien avec l'Assyrien serviront l'Éternel.
The Ostervald translation is in the public domain.