Isaiah 19: a prophecy about Egypt

 In Isaiah 19, we read a prophecy about Egypt such as:

civil war:

2-4 God says, “I’ll make Egyptian fight Egyptian,

    brother fight brother, neighbor fight neighbor,

City fight city, kingdom fight kingdom—

    anarchy and chaos and killing!

lack of water:    

5 The River Nile will dry up,

    the riverbed baked dry in the sun.

The canals will become stagnant and stink,

    every stream touching the Nile dry up.

lack of brain:

11-15: There’s not a wise man or woman left in the country.

    If there were, one of them would tell you

    what God-of-the-Angel-Armies has in mind for Egypt.

Judah will overcome Egypt:

Little Judah will strike terror in Egyptians! Say “Judah” to an Egyptian and see panic. The word triggers fear of the God-of-the-Angel-Armies’ plan against Egypt.

18 On that Day, more than one city in Egypt will learn to speak the language of faith and promise to follow God-of-the-Angel-Armies. One of these cities will be honored with the title “City of the Sun.”

Egyptians will worship the Lord:

19-22 On that Day, there will be a place of worship to God in the center of Egypt and a monument to God at its border. 

Peace among nations:

23 On that Day, there will be a highway all the way from Egypt to Assyria: Assyrians will have free range in Egypt and Egyptians in Assyria. No longer rivals, they’ll worship together, Egyptians and Assyrians!

Israel will worship the Lord with now pagan nations:

24-25 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!”