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Tuesday, September 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 18 / Ordinary 23
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Contemporary English Version

Isaiah 19:24

Israel will join with these two countries. They will be a blessing to everyone on earth,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Assyria;   Church;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Assyria;   Egypt;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Tirhakah;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Nation;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Blessing;   Foreigner;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ir-Ha-Heres;   Isaiah, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Eschatology (2);   Gentiles;   Paul (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Assyria ;   Egypt;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Borrow;   Outcasts;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Egypt;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ir-Ha-Heres;   Isaiah;   Third;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
On that day Israel will form a triple alliance with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing within the land.
Hebrew Names Version
In that day shall Yisra'el be the third with Mitzrayim and with Ashshur, a blessing in the midst of the eretz;
King James Version
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land:
English Standard Version
In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
New American Standard Bible
On that day Israel will be the third party to Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
New Century Version
At that time Israel, Assyria, and Egypt will join together, which will be a blessing for the earth.
Amplified Bible
In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and with Assyria [in a Messianic league], a blessing in the midst of the earth,
World English Bible
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;
Geneva Bible (1587)
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and Asshur, euen a blessing in the middes of the land.
Legacy Standard Bible
In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
Berean Standard Bible
In that day Israel will join a three-party alliance with Egypt and Assyria-a blessing upon the earth.
Complete Jewish Bible
On that day Isra'el will be a third partner with Egypt and Ashur, a blessing here on earth;
Darby Translation
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;
Easy-to-Read Version
Then Israel, Assyria, and Egypt will join together and control the land. This will be a blessing for the land.
George Lamsa Translation
In that day Israel shall be the third with Egyptians and with Assyrians, even a blessing in the midst of the land,
Good News Translation
When that time comes, Israel will rank with Egypt and Assyria, and these three nations will be a blessing to all the world.
Lexham English Bible
On that day, Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
Literal Translation
In that day Israel shall be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then shal Israel with honoure be the thirde to Egipte and Assur.
American Standard Version
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;
Bible in Basic English
In that day Israel will be the third together with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the earth:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;
King James Version (1611)
In that day shall Israel bee the third with Egypt, and with Assyria, euen a blessing in the midst of the land:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
In that day shal the nation of Israel be the thirde with Egypt and Assyria: and they shalbe blessed in the middest of the lande,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
In that day shall Israel be third with the Egyptians and the Assyrians, blessed in the land which the Lord of hosts has blessed,
English Revised Version
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
In that dai Israel schal be the thridde to Egipt and to Assur, the blessyng in the myddil of erthe;
Update Bible Version
In that day Israel shall be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth;
Webster's Bible Translation
In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, [even] a blessing in the midst of the land:
New English Translation
At that time Israel will be the third member of the group, along with Egypt and Assyria, and will be a recipient of blessing in the earth.
New King James Version
In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria--a blessing in the midst of the land,
New Living Translation
In that day Israel will be the third, along with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth.
New Life Bible
In that day Israel will be the third country with Egypt and Assyria, a good and respected nation on the earth,
New Revised Standard
On that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
In that day, shall, Israel, be, a third, with Egypt and with Assyria, - A blessing in the midst of the earth:
Douay-Rheims Bible
In that day shall Israel be the third to the Egyptian and the Assyrian: a blessing in the midst of the land,
Revised Standard Version
In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,
Young's Literal Translation
In that day is Israel third, After Egypt, and after Asshur, A blessing in the heart of the earth.
THE MESSAGE
On that Day, Israel will take its place alongside Egypt and Assyria, sharing the blessing from the center. God -of-the-Angel-Armies, who blessed Israel, will generously bless them all: "Blessed be Egypt, my people!... Blessed be Assyria, work of my hands!... Blessed be Israel, my heritage!"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
In that day Israel will be the third party with Egypt and Assyria, a blessing in the midst of the earth,

Contextual Overview

18 The time is coming when Hebrew will be spoken in five Egyptian cities, and their people will become followers of the Lord . One of these cities will be called City of the Sun. 19 In the heart of Egypt an altar will be set up for the Lord ; at its border a shrine will be built to honor him. 20 These will remind the Egyptians that the Lord All-Powerful is with them. And when they are in trouble and ask for help, he will send someone to rescue them from their enemies. 21 The Lord will show the Egyptians who he is, and they will know and worship the Lord . They will bring him sacrifices and offerings, and they will keep their promises to him. 22 After the Lord has punished Egypt, the people will turn to him. Then he will answer their prayers, and the Egyptians will be healed. 23 At that time a good road will run from Egypt to Assyria. The Egyptians and the Assyrians will travel back and forth from Egypt to Assyria, and they will worship together. 24 Israel will join with these two countries. They will be a blessing to everyone on earth, 25 then the Lord All-Powerful will bless them by saying, "The Egyptians are my people. I created the Assyrians and chose the Israelites."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

shall: Isaiah 6:13, Isaiah 49:6, Isaiah 49:22, Isaiah 65:8, Isaiah 65:22, Isaiah 66:12, Isaiah 66:19-21, Deuteronomy 32:43, Psalms 117:1, Psalms 117:2, Zechariah 2:10, Zechariah 2:11, Zechariah 8:20-23, Luke 2:32, Romans 10:11-13, Romans 15:9-12, Romans 15:27

a blessing: Isaiah 65:8, Genesis 12:2, Ezekiel 34:26, Zechariah 8:13, Galatians 3:14

Reciprocal: Genesis 18:26 - General Genesis 25:18 - toward Psalms 24:8 - The Lord strong Isaiah 14:1 - the strangers Jeremiah 9:26 - Judah Ezekiel 16:53 - in the midst Luke 14:23 - Go Ephesians 2:14 - both

Cross-References

Genesis 19:23
The sun was coming up as Lot reached the town of Zoar,
Genesis 19:24
and the Lord sent burning sulfur down like rain on Sodom and Gomorrah.
Genesis 19:28
He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and saw smoke rising from all over the land—it was like a flaming furnace.
Genesis 19:29
When God destroyed the cities of the valley where Lot lived, he remembered his promise to Abraham and saved Lot from the terrible destruction.
Job 18:15
Then their tents and possessions are burned to ashes,
Psalms 11:6
He will send fiery coals and flaming sulfur down on the wicked, and they will drink nothing but a scorching wind.
Isaiah 1:9
Zion would have disappeared like Sodom and Gomorrah, if the Lord All-Powerful had not let a few of its people survive.
Isaiah 13:19
The city of Babylon is glorious and powerful, the pride of the nation. But it will be like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah after I, the Lord, destroyed them.
Jeremiah 20:16
May that man be like the towns you destroyed without pity. Let him hear shouts of alarm in the morning and battle cries at noon.
Jeremiah 49:18
as bad as the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah and towns nearby. The towns of Edom will be empty.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria,.... There shall be a triple alliance between them; Jew and Gentile shall be made one, the middle wall of partition being broken down; yea, Israel, or the Jews, shall be the third, or the Mediator between them both, or the means of uniting the Gentiles together, since the Gospel of peace was to go out from them, as it did. Perhaps there may be an allusion to the situation of the land of Israel between Egypt and Assyria:

[even] a blessing in the midst of the land; or of the earth, the whole world, being the means of conveying the blessings of grace to the several nations of the world; the Messiah, in whom all nations are blessed, descending from them, and the Gospel being sent out from them unto all nations, which publishes the blessings of grace by Christ, and is the means both of the knowledge, application, and possession of them.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In that day shall Israel be the third - That is, the three shall be united as one people. Instead of being rival, hostile, and contending kingdoms, they shall be united and friendly; and instead of having different and jarring religions, they shall all worship the same God. The prophecy rather refers to the spread of the true religion, and the worship of the true God, than to a political or civil alliance.

Even a blessing - It shall be a source of blessing, because from Judea the true religion would extend into the other lands.

In the midst of the land - That is, “the united land” - composed of the three nations now joined in alliance. Judea was situated in the “midst” of this united land, or occupied a central position between the two. It was also true that it occupied a central position in regard to the whole earth, and that from it, as a radiating point, the true religion was disseminated throughout all nations.


 
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