Isaiah 19:20

It ¹  will become a visual reminder in the land of Egypt of ²  the Lord who commands armies. When they cry out to the Lord because of oppressors, he will send them a deliverer and defender ³  who will rescue them.

Ex 2:23; Ex 3:7; Jos 4:20,21; Jos 22:27,28,34; Jos 24:26,27; 2Ki 13:4,5; Ps 50:15; Isa 19:4; Isa 20:4; Isa 37:36; Isa 45:21,22; Isa 52:5; Isa 55:13; Lu 2:11; Tit 2:13; Jas 5:4

¹ tn The masculine noun מִזְבֵּחַ (mizbbeakh, “altar”) in v. 19 is probably the subject of the masculine singular verb הָיָה (hayah) rather than the feminine noun מַצֵּבָה (matsevah, “sacred pillar”), also in v. 19.

² tn Heb “a sign and a witness to the Lord who commands armies [traditionally, the Lord of hosts] in the land of Egypt.”

³ tn רָב (rav) is a substantival participle (from רִיב, riv) meaning “one who strives, contends.”