[[Isa-19]] Prev: [[Prophecies in Isa-18]] | Next: [[Prophecies in Isa-20]] --- ### I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they will fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction of a period of intense internal strife and civil war within Egypt, leading to total social and political breakdown. *Historical context*: Theologians and historians often link this to the period of the Dodekarchy (c. 670–664 BC) following the decline of the 25th Dynasty. During this time, Egypt was fragmented into twelve small warring principalities or 'kingdoms' until Psammetichus I unified them. *Related to*: ### I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord. A fierce king will rule over them," says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: Egypt will be conquered and ruled by a harsh foreign tyrant or a severe internal dictator. *Historical context*: Historical fulfillments are frequently identified as the conquest of Egypt by the Assyrian king Esarhaddon in 671 BC, or later by the Persian kings Cambyses II and Artaxerxes III Ochus, the latter of whom was notoriously brutal toward Egyptian religious customs. *Related to*: ### In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Yahweh of Armies. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction that Hebrew-speaking communities (or those practicing Jewish faith) would establish themselves in several Egyptian cities. *Historical context*: This was fulfilled through the establishment of several significant Jewish Diaspora settlements in Egypt during the Persian and Hellenistic periods, including Elephantine, Heliopolis, Leontopolis, Memphis, and Daphnae. *Related to*: ### In that day, there will be an altar to Yahweh in the middle of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to Yahweh at its border. *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A prediction that a formal place of worship and a monument dedicated to Yahweh would be established within the borders of Egypt. *Historical context*: Historian Flavius Josephus ([[Ant|Antiquities 13]].3) records that the high priest Onias IV built a temple to Yahweh at Leontopolis (c. 160 BC) specifically to fulfill this prophecy of Isaiah. Additionally, a temple to Yahweh existed at Elephantine as early as the 6th century BC. *Related to*: ### In that day there will be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria; and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians. In that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and with Assyria... *Type*: prophecy *Summary*: A vision of geopolitical and religious reconciliation between the three great enemies: Egypt, Israel, and Assyria, resulting in a shared worship of Yahweh. *Historical context*: Literary and theological analysts see this partially fulfilled in the early spread of Christianity through the Middle East, which united Coptic (Egyptian), Jewish, and Syriac (Assyrian) peoples in a common faith. It is also viewed as an eschatological peace between modern Middle Eastern nations. *Related to*: --- #ai_prophecy