19:2 “I will provoke civil strife in Egypt, 1
brothers will fight with each other,
as will neighbors,
cities, and kingdoms. 2
19:14 The Lord has made them undiscerning; 3
they lead Egypt astray in all she does,
so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit. 4
1 tn Heb I will provoke Egypt against Egypt” (NAB similar).
2 tn Heb “and they will fight, a man against his brother, and a man against his neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.” Civil strife will extend all the way from the domestic level to the provincial arena.
3 tn Heb “the Lord has mixed into her midst a spirit of blindness.”
4 tn Heb “like the going astray of a drunkard in his vomit.”