Isaiah 19:18
ContextNETBible | At that time five cities 1 in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord who commands armies. One will be called the City of the Sun. 2 |
XREF | Ge 11:1; De 10:20; Ne 10:29; Ps 68:31; Isa 2:11; Isa 11:11; Isa 19:19,21; Isa 27:13; Isa 45:23,24; Jer 12:16; Zep 3:9; Zec 2:11 |
NET © Notes |
1 sn The significance of the number “five” in this context is uncertain. For a discussion of various proposals, see J. N. Oswalt, Isaiah (NICOT), 1:376-77. 2 tc The Hebrew text has עִיר הַהֶרֶס (’ir haheres, “City of Destruction”; cf. NASB, NIV) but this does not fit the positive emphasis of vv. 18-22. The Qumran scroll 1QIsaa and some medieval Hebrew |