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18 At that time,[a] there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of the Heavenly Armies. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.[b]

19 At that time,[c] there will be an altar to the Lord of the Heavenly Armies[d] in the heart of the land of Egypt, and a monument to the Lord[e] at its border. 20 It will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of the Heavenly Armies in the land of Egypt; when they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior, and he will come down[f] and rescue them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:18 Lit. On that day
  2. Isaiah 19:18 So 1QIsaa 4QIsab MTmss; MT reads Destruction; LXX reads Asedek City; i.e. City of Righteousness
  3. Isaiah 19:19 Lit. On that day
  4. Isaiah 19:19 So 4QIsab; 1QIsaa MT LXX lack of the Heavenly Armies
  5. Isaiah 19:19 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsab reads Lord of hosts
  6. Isaiah 19:20 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read will defend