And the Lord shall smite Egypt,.... By one afflictive providence or another, which shall awaken them to a sense of sin and duty; or smite their consciences with convictions of sin, through the ministry of the word by his spirits:he shall smite and heal [it]; or "smiting and healing" ; as he smites he shall heal, by an application of pardoning grace and mercy, by sprinkling the blood of Christ on their wounded consciences, and by pouring in the oil and wine of divine love into the wounds made by sin:and they shall return, [even] to the Lord: by faith and repentance; or to his worship, as the Targum; by an obedience to his will, and shall cleave unto him:and he shall be entreated of them, and he shall heal them; when wounded with a sense of sin, and pricked to the heart, they shall cry unto him, and entreat his pardoning grace and mercy, which, being applied to them, heals; for healing diseases and forgiving iniquities are one and the same thing; see Ps 103:3.
Bible Commentary
Isaiah 19:22
Isaiah 19:22
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible · John Gill (1697–1771) · Public Domain
The Daily Devotional
One devotional. Every morning.
The full reading, the passage behind it, and where to go deeper — in your inbox before the day starts. No ads, ever.
We'll send one email to confirm it's really you. Unsubscribe in one tap, any time.
Continue tomorrow
Turn Bible study into a daily habit
Read today's devotional, save your progress, and receive a gentle daily reminder.
Recommended reading
More for Isaiah 19:22
Continue with other commentaries and DiscipleDeck content connected to this verse, chapter, or topic.
Other commentaries
Isaiah 19 — OverviewIsaiah 19 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleAs Assyria was a breaking rod to Judah, with which it was smitten, so
Egypt was a broken reed, with which it was cheated; and therefore God
had a quarrel with them both. We have before read the doom of the…Isaiah 19 — OverviewIsaiah 19 · Treasury of Scripture KnowledgeIsaiah 19:1, The confusion of Egypt; Isaiah 19:11, The foolishness of their princes; Isaiah 19:18, The calling of Egypt into the church; Isaiah 19:23, The covenant of Egypt, Assyria, and Israel.Isaiah 19 — OverviewIsaiah 19 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter contains prophecies of various calamities that should come upon Egypt in a short time, and of the conversion of many of them to Christ in Gospel times. The calamities are many; the Lord's coming unto them,…Isaiah 19:1-25Isaiah 19:1-25 · The Pulpit CommentaryEXPOSITIONIsaiah 19:16-25Isaiah 19:16-25 · The Pulpit CommentaryMingled judgment and mercy.
I. THE EFFECT OF JUDGMENT. The hind will be like timid and trembling women, for the mighty hand of Jehovah will be brandished aloft in judgment. Whenever it is felt that Divine power is…Isaiah 19:18-25Isaiah 19:18-25 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleOut of the thick and threatening clouds of the foregoing prophecy the
sun of comfort here breaks forth, and it is the sun of righteousness.
Still God has mercy in store for Egypt, and he will show it, not so…