Yesaya 19:1
Konteks19:1 Here is a message 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. 1
Yesaya 21:9
Konteks21:9 Look what’s coming!
A charioteer,
a team of horses.” 2
When questioned, he replies, 3
“Babylon has fallen, fallen!
All the idols of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
Yesaya 28:18
Konteks28:18 Your treaty with death will be dissolved; 4
your agreement 5 with Sheol will not last. 6
When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by, 7
you will be overrun by it. 8
[19:1] 1 tn Heb “and the heart of Egypt melts within it.”
[21:9] 2 tn Or “[with] teams of horses,” or perhaps, “with a pair of horsemen.”
[21:9] 3 tn Heb “and he answered and said” (so KJV, ASV).
[28:18] 4 tn On the meaning of כָּפַר (kafar) in this context, see HALOT 494 s.v. I כפר and J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:515, n. 9.
[28:18] 5 tn Normally the noun חָזוּת (khazut) means “vision.” See the note at v. 15.
[28:18] 6 tn Or “will not stand” (NIV, NRSV).
[28:18] 7 tn See the note at v. 15.
[28:18] 8 tn Heb “you will become a trampling place for it.”
