Isaiah 19:4 (KJV)

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And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord and a fierce king shall rule over them saith the Lord the LORD of hosts

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give over. or, shut up. 1Sa 23:7 Ps 31:8

a cruel lord.Rather, "cruel lords," agreeable to the LXX., Syriac, Vulgate, and the original {adonim kasheh.} Nebuchadnezzar, who first conquered and ravaged Egypt, B.C. 573, and the following year; and then, not only his successors, but Cambyses, (who invaded Egypt, B.C. 526,) the son of Cyrus, and the whole succession of Persian kings till the time of Alexander, who were in general hard masters, and grievously oppressed the country. Isa 19:2 Isa 20:4 Jer 46:26 Eze 29:19

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