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20 This will be a sign to show that the Lord All-Powerful does amazing things. Any time the people cry for help from the Lord, he will send help. He will send someone to save and defend the people—to rescue the people from those who hurt them.

21 At that time the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and they really will know the Lord. They will serve him and give him many sacrifices. They will make promises[a] to the Lord, and they will do what they promise. 22 The Lord will punish the Egyptians, but then he will heal them, and they will come back to him. The Lord will listen to their prayers and heal them.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:21 promises A special kind of promise to God. See Lev. 22:18-24.

20 It will be a sign and witness(A) to the Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the Lord because of their oppressors, he will send them a savior(B) and defender, and he will rescue(C) them. 21 So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge(D) the Lord. They will worship(E) with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and keep them.(F) 22 The Lord will strike(G) Egypt with a plague;(H) he will strike them and heal them. They will turn(I) to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal(J) them.

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