Isaías 19:4

4 Entregaré a Egipto
a un amo duro y cruel;
un rey feroz los gobernará»,
dice el Señor, el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales.

Isaías 19:4 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 19:4

And the Egyptians will I give over into the hands of a
cruel lord
Not of Sennacherib king of Assyria, which way go many interpreters, both Christian and Jewish, as Aben Ezra, Jarchi, and Kimchi; nor of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, as in ( Jeremiah 46:25 Jeremiah 46:26 ) but either of the twelve tyrants that rose up after the death of Sethon above mentioned; for the word is in the plural number, "lords", though the adjective rendered "cruel" is singular; or else Psammiticus, the father of Pharaohnecho, that slew Josiah; and who conquered the other eleven tyrants, and ruled alone, for the space of fifty four years, with great rigour; and the same is designed in the next clause: and a fierce king shall rule over them;
it is reported of Psammiticus, that he gave such offence to his subjects, that two hundred thousand of his soldiers left him, and went into Ethiopia ^F1. Vitringa interprets this of the Persian emperors, into whose hands Egypt fell, as Cambyses and Ochus; and who, according to historians, were very cruel princes. That there might be no doubt of the sure and certain accomplishment of this prophecy, it is added, saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts;
of the armies above and below; and who does what he pleases among the kings and kingdoms of the earth.

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FOOTNOTES:

F1 See Raleigh's History of the World, B. 2. c. 27. sect. 3. p. 357.

Isaías 19:4 In-Context

2 «Yo haré que egipcio pelee contra egipcio:
hermano contra hermano,
vecino contra vecino,
ciudad contra ciudad,
provincia contra provincia.

3 Los egipcios se desanimarán,
y yo confundiré sus planes.
Rogarán a sus ídolos que les den sabiduría
e invocarán a los espíritus, a médiums y a los que consultan los espíritus de los muertos.

4 Entregaré a Egipto
a un amo duro y cruel;
un rey feroz los gobernará»,
dice el Señor, el Señor
de los Ejércitos Celestiales.

5 Las aguas del Nilo no subirán para inundar los campos;
el lecho del río estará totalmente seco.

6 Los canales del Nilo se secarán
y los arroyos de Egipto apestarán
por la podredumbre de las cañas y los juncos.