Isaiah 19:14
The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 19 connects to 10 cross-references. The oracle against Egypt describes internal civil war, failed agriculture when the Nile fails to rise, and confusion in Egyptian wisdom. But remarkably the oracle concludes with a vision of Egypt, Assyria, and Israel as a triple blessing in the …
Other Translations
Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.
Jehovah hath mingled in her midst A spirit of perverseness, And they have caused Egypt to err in all its work, As a drunkard erreth in his vomit.
The Lord has sent among them a spirit of error: and by them Egypt is turned out of the right way in all her doings, as a man overcome by wine is uncertain in his steps.
Cross References
And the Lord said, Who shall persuade Ahab, that he may go up and fall at Ramoth–gilead? And one said …
Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the …
With him is strength and wisdom: the deceived and the deceiver are his.
They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man.
And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every …
But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the …
For all tables are full of vomit and filthiness, so that there is no place clean.
Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not …
For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets …
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: …