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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.

23 At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. Then the Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the Egyptians will go to Assyria. Egypt will work with Assyria.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:21 promises A special kind of promise to God. See Lev. 22:18-24.
  2. Isaiah 19:23 Egypt will work with Assyria Or “Egypt will serve Assyria.”

21 So the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and in that day they will acknowledge(A) the Lord. They will worship(B) with sacrifices and grain offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and keep them.(C) 22 The Lord will strike(D) Egypt with a plague;(E) he will strike them and heal them. They will turn(F) to the Lord, and he will respond to their pleas and heal(G) them.

23 In that day(H) there will be a highway(I) from Egypt to Assyria.(J) The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship(K) together.

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