Isaiah 19:2

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“I will provoke civil strife in Egypt, brothers will fight with each other, as will neighbors, cities, and kingdoms.

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  • Judg 7:22 : 22 When the three hundred men blew their trumpets, the LORD caused the Midianites to attack one another with their swords throughout the camp. The army fled to Beth Shittah on the way to Zererah. They went to the border of Abel Meholah near Tabbath.
  • 1 Sam 14:20 : 20 Saul and all the army that was with him assembled and marched into battle, where they found the Philistines in total panic killing one another with their swords.
  • Ezek 38:21 : 21 I will call for a sword to attack Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD; every man’s sword will be against his brother.
  • Matt 10:21 : 21 “Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death.
  • Matt 10:36 : 36 and a man’s enemies will be the members of his household.
  • Matt 12:25 : 25 Now when Jesus realized what they were thinking, he said to them,“Every kingdom divided against itself is destroyed, and no town or house divided against itself will stand.
  • Rev 17:12-17 : 12 The ten horns that you saw are ten kings who have not yet received a kingdom, but will receive ruling authority as kings with the beast for one hour. 13 These kings have a single intent, and they will give their power and authority to the beast. 14 They will make war with the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them, because he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those accompanying the Lamb are the called, chosen, and faithful.” 15 Then the angel said to me,“The waters you saw(where the prostitute is seated) are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages. 16 The ten horns that you saw, and the beast– these will hate the prostitute and make her desolate and naked. They will consume her flesh and burn her up with fire. 17 For God has put into their minds to carry out his purpose by making a decision to give their royal power to the beast until the words of God are fulfilled.
  • Judg 9:23 : 23 God sent a spirit to stir up hostility between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem. He made the leaders of Shechem disloyal to Abimelech.
  • 1 Sam 14:16 : 16 Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in the territory of Benjamin looked on as the crowd of soldiers seemed to melt away first in one direction and then in another.
  • Isa 9:21 : 21 Manasseh fought against Ephraim, and Ephraim against Manasseh; together they fought against Judah. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.
  • Isa 19:13-14 : 13 The officials of Zoan are fools, the officials of Memphis are misled; the rulers of her tribes lead Egypt astray. 14 The LORD has made them undiscerning; they lead Egypt astray in all she does, so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit.
  • 2 Chr 20:22-23 : 22 When they began to shout and praise, the LORD suddenly attacked the Ammonites, Moabites, and men from Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated. 23 The Ammonites and Moabites attacked the men from Mount Seir and annihilated them. When they had finished off the men of Seir, they attacked and destroyed one another.

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  • Isa 19:3-4
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    3The Egyptians will panic, and I will confuse their strategy. They will seek guidance from the idols and from the spirits of the dead, from the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, and from the magicians.

    4I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master; a powerful king will rule over them,” says the Sovereign LORD of Heaven’s Armies.

  • Isa 19:1
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    1The Lord Will Judge Egypt This is an oracle about Egypt: Look, the LORD rides on a swift-moving cloud and approaches Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before him; the Egyptians lose their courage.

  • Jer 46:8
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    8Egypt rises like the Nile, like its streams turbulent at flood stage. Egypt said,‘I will arise and cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the people who inhabit them.’

  • Ezek 29:2-3
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    2“Son of man, turn toward Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.

    3Tell them,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of its waterways, who has said,“My Nile is my own, I made it for myself.”

  • Ezek 29:9-10
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    9The land of Egypt will become a desolate ruin. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because he said,“The Nile is mine and I made it,”

    10I am against you and your waterways. I will turn the land of Egypt into an utter desolate ruin from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border with Ethiopia.

  • Isa 19:23
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    23At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will visit Egypt, and the Egyptians will visit Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.

  • Ezek 30:10-11
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    10“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will put an end to the hordes of Egypt, by the hand of King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon.

    11He and his people with him, the most terrifying of the nations, will be brought there to destroy the land. They will draw their swords against Egypt, and fill the land with corpses.

  • Ezek 30:22-26
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    22Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and I will break his arms, the strong arm and the broken one, and I will make the sword drop from his hand.

    23I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and disperse them among foreign countries.

    24I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and I will place my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan like the fatally wounded before the king of Babylon.

    25I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, but the arms of Pharaoh will fall limp. Then they will know that I am the LORD when I place my sword in the hand of the king of Babylon and he extends it against the land of Egypt.

    26I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries. Then they will know that I am the LORD.”

  • Ezek 32:12
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    12By the swords of the mighty warriors I will cause your hordes to fall– all of them are the most terrifying among the nations. They will devastate the pride of Egypt, and all its hordes will be destroyed.

  • Ezek 30:16
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    16I will ignite a fire in Egypt; Syene will writhe in agony, Thebes will be broken down, and Memphis will face enemies every day.

  • Ezek 30:19
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    19I will execute judgments on Egypt. Then they will know that I am the LORD.’”

  • Isa 19:16-20
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    16At that time the Egyptians will be like women. They will tremble and fear because the LORD of Heaven’s Armies brandishes his fist against them.

    17The land of Judah will humiliate Egypt. Everyone who hears about Judah will be afraid because of what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies is planning to do to them.

    18At that time five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. One will be called the City of the Sun.

    19At that time there will be an altar for the LORD in the middle of the land of Egypt, as well as a sacred pillar dedicated to the LORD at its border.

    20It will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. When they cry out to the LORD because of oppressors, he will send them a deliverer and defender who will rescue them.

  • Ezek 30:4
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    4A sword will come against Egypt and panic will overtake Ethiopia when the slain fall in Egypt and they carry away her wealth and dismantle her foundations.

  • Ezek 29:12
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    12I will turn the land of Egypt into a desolation in the midst of desolate lands; for forty years her cities will lie desolate in the midst of ruined cities. I will scatter Egypt among the nations and disperse them among foreign countries.

  • Jer 46:13-14
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    13The Lord Predicts that Nebuchadnezzar Will Attack and Plunder Egypt The LORD spoke to the prophet Jeremiah about Nebuchadnezzar coming to attack the land of Egypt.

    14“Make an announcement throughout Egypt. Proclaim it in Migdol, Memphis, and Tahpanhes.‘Take your positions and prepare to do battle. For the enemy army is destroying all the nations around you.’

  • Jer 43:11-12
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    11He will come and attack Egypt. Those who are destined to die of disease will die of disease. Those who are destined to be carried off into exile will be carried off into exile. Those who are destined to die in war will die in war.

    12He will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt. He will burn their gods or carry them off as captives. He will pick Egypt clean like a shepherd picks the lice from his clothing. He will leave there unharmed.

  • Ezek 38:21
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    21I will call for a sword to attack Gog on all my mountains, declares the Sovereign LORD; every man’s sword will be against his brother.

  • Jer 42:17
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    17All the people who are determined to go and settle in Egypt will die from war, starvation, or disease. No one will survive or escape the disaster I will bring on them.’

  • Ezek 30:8
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    8They will know that I am the LORD when I ignite a fire in Egypt and all her allies are defeated.

  • Exod 14:17-18
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    17And as for me, I am going to harden the hearts of the Egyptians so that they will come after them, that I may be honored because of Pharaoh and his army and his chariots and his horsemen.

    18And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I have gained my honor because of Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”

  • Ezek 29:6
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    6Then all those living in Egypt will know that I am the LORD because they were a reed staff for the house of Israel;

  • Jer 44:13
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    13I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt with war, starvation, and disease just as I punished Jerusalem.

  • Isa 31:3
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    3The Egyptians are mere humans, not God; their horses are made of flesh, not spirit. The LORD will strike with his hand; the one who helps will stumble and the one being helped will fall. Together they will perish.

  • Ezek 29:14
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    14I will restore the fortunes of Egypt, and will bring them back to the land of Pathros, to the land of their origin; there they will be an insignificant kingdom.

  • Ezek 29:19
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    19Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Look, I am about to give the land of Egypt to King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon. He will carry off her wealth, capture her loot, and seize her plunder; it will be his army’s wages.

  • Jer 25:19
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    19I made all of these other people drink it: Pharaoh, king of Egypt; his attendants, his officials, his people,

  • Jer 46:19-20
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    19Pack your bags for exile, you inhabitants of poor dear Egypt. For Memphis will be laid waste. It will lie in ruins and be uninhabited.

    20Egypt is like a beautiful young cow. But northern armies will attack her like swarms of stinging flies.

  • Isa 19:14
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    14The LORD has made them undiscerning; they lead Egypt astray in all she does, so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit.

  • Hag 2:22
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    22I will overthrow royal thrones and shatter the might of earthly kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and those who ride them, and horses and their riders will fall as people kill one another.

  • Exod 7:5
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    5Then the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I extend my hand over Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.

  • Ezek 30:14
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    14I will desolate Pathros, I will ignite a fire in Zoan, and I will execute judgments on Thebes.

  • Isa 30:7
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    7Egypt is totally incapable of helping. For this reason I call her‘Proud one who is silenced.’”

  • Ezek 20:8
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    8But they rebelled against me, and refused to listen to me; no one got rid of their detestable idols, nor did they abandon the idols of Egypt. Then I decided to pour out my rage on them and fully vent my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

  • Zech 14:13
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    13On that day there will be great confusion from the LORD among them; they will seize each other and attack one another violently.