Page 520 - 1599 Geneva Bible

Isaiah 19:13 515 Isaiah 21:13

Lord of hostes hath determined against Egypt? from thy foote. And he did so, walking naked
13 The princes of Zoan are become fooles: the and barefoote. 3 And the Lord said, Like as my
princes of Noph are deceiued, they haue deceiued seruant Isaiah hath walked naked, and barefoote
Egypt, euen the corners of the tribes thereof. three yeeres, as a signe and wonder vpon Egypt,
4
14 The Lord hath mingled among them the spirite and Ethiopia, So shall the King of Asshur take
of errours: and they haue caused Egypt to erre in away the captiuitie of Egypt, and the captiuitie
euery worke thereof, as a drunken man erreth in of Ethiopia, both yong men and olde men, naked
his vomite. 15 Neither shall there be any worke in and barefoote, with their buttockes vncouered,
5
Egypt, which the head may doe, nor the tayle, ye to the shame of Egypt. And they shall feare, and
branch nor the rush. 16 In that day shall Egypt be be ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of
like vnto women: for it shall be afraide and feare Egypt their glory. 6 Then shall the inhabitant
because of the moouing of the hand of the Lord of this yle say in that day, Behold, such is our
of hostes, which he shaketh ouer it. 17 And the expectation, whither we fledde for helpe to be
land of Iudah shall be a feare vnto Egypt: euery deliuered from the King of Asshur, and howe shall
one that maketh mention of it, shalbe afraid we be deliuered?
thereat, because of ye counsell of the Lord of
hostes, which he hath determined vpon it. 18 In 21
that day shall fiue cities in the lande of Egypt 1 The burden of the desert Sea. As the
speake the language of Canaan, and shall sweare whirlewindes in the South vse to passe from the
by the Lord of hostes. one shall be called the citie wildernesse, so shall it come from the horrible
2
land.
A grieuous vision was shewed vnto me,
of destruction. 19 In that day shall the altar of The transgressour against a transgressour, and
the Lord be in the middes of the land of Egypt,
and a pillar by the border thereof vnto the Lord. the destroyer against a destroyer. Goe vp Elam,
20 And it shall be for a signe and for a witnes besiege Media: I haue caused all the mourning
3
vnto the Lord of hostes in the land of Egypt: thereof to cease. Therefore are my loynes
for they shall crie vnto the Lord, because of the filled with sorow: sorowes haue taken me as
the sorowes of a woman that trauayleth: I was
oppressers, and he shall send them a Sauiour and bowed downe when I heard it, and I was amased
a great man, and shall deliuer them. 21 And the when I sawe it. Mine heart failed: fearefulnesse
4
Lord shall be knowen of the Egyptians, and the troubled me: the night of my pleasures hath he
Egyptians shall knowe the Lord in that day, and turned into feare vnto me. 5 Prepare thou the
doe sacrifice and oblation, and shall vowe vowes table: watch in the watch towre: eate, drinke:
vnto the Lord, and performe them. 22 So ye Lord arise, ye princes, anoynt the shielde. 6 For thus
shall smite Egypt, he shall smite and heale it: for hath the Lord said vnto me, Go, set a watchman,
he shall returne vnto ye Lord, and he shall be to tell what he seeth. 7 And he sawe a charet
intreated of them and shall heale them. 23 In that with two horsemen: a charet of an asse, and a
day shall there be a path from Egypt to Asshur, charet of a camel: and he hearkened and tooke
diligent heede. And he cryed, A lyon: my lorde,
8
and Asshur shall come into Egypt, and Egypt I stand continually vpon ye watche towre in the
into Asshur: so the Egyptians shall worship with day time, and I am set in my watche euery night:
Asshur. 24 In that day shall Israel be the third 9
And beholde, this mans charet commeth with
with Egypt and Asshur, euen a blessing in the two horsemen. And he answered and said, Babel
middes of the land. 25 For the Lord of hostes shall is fallen: it is fallen, and all the images of her
blesse it, saying, Blessed be my people Egypt and gods hath he broken vnto the ground. 10 O my
Asshur, the worke of mine hands, and Israel mine threshing, and the corne of my floore. That
inheritance. which I haue heard of the Lord of hostes, the

20 God of Israel, haue I shewed vnto you. 11 The
burden of Dumah. He calleth vnto me out of Seir,
1 In the yeere that Tartan came to Ashdod, Watchman, what was in ye night? Watchman,
(when Sargon King of Asshur sent him) and had what was in the night? 12 The watchman saide,
fought against Ashdod, and taken it, 2 At the The morning commeth, and also the night. If
same time spake the Lord by ye hand of Isaiah yee will aske, enquire: returne and come. 13 The
the sonne of Amoz, saying, Goe, and loose the burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia
sackecloth from thy loynes, and put off thy shooe shall yee tarie all night, euen in the waies of