The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it.
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Gill's Exposition
The burden of Egypt;.... Or a prophecy concerning Egypt, as the Arabic version; a very grievous one, declaring many calamities that should come upon them. The Targum is,
"the burden of the cup of…
Barnes' Notes
The burden of Egypt - This is the title to the prophecy. For the meaning of the word “burden,” see the note at Isa 13:1. The word ‘Egypt’ in the original is מצרים mı̂tserayı̂m; and it was so called…
Though the land of Egypt had of old been a house of bondage to the people of God, where they had been ruled with rigour, yet among the unbelieving Jews there still remained much of the humour of their…
The dissolution of the Egyptian nationality by the judicial intervention of Jehovah.
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