Discovery BoxIsaiah 19:21 
Context19:21 The Lord will reveal himself to the Egyptians, and they 1 will acknowledge the Lord’s authority 2 at that time. 3 They will present sacrifices and offerings; they will make vows to the Lord and fulfill them.
Isaiah 57:6
Context57:6 Among the smooth stones of the stream are the idols you love;
they, they are the object of your devotion. 4
You pour out liquid offerings to them,
you make an offering.
Because of these things I will seek vengeance. 5
1 tn Heb “Egypt.” For stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy, the present translation uses the pronoun (“they”) here.
2 tn Heb “will know the Lord.”
3 tn Heb “in that day” (so KJV), likewise at the beginning of vv. 23 and 24.
4 tn Heb “among the smooth stones of the stream [is] your portion, they, they [are] your lot.” The next line indicates idols are in view.
5 tn The text reads literally, “Because of these am I relenting?” If the prefixed interrogative particle is retained at the beginning of the sentence, then the question would be rhetorical, with the Niphal of נָחָם (nakham) probably being used in the sense of “relent, change one’s mind.” One could translate: “Because of these things, how can I relent?” However, the initial letter he may be dittographic (note the final he [ה] on the preceding word). In this case one may understand the verb in the sense of “console oneself, seek vengeance,” as in 1:24.
