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Isaiah 19:23
ESV In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
NIV In that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt and the Egyptians to Assyria. The Egyptians and Assyrians will worship together.
NASB On that day there will be a road from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrians will come into Egypt and the Egyptians into Assyria; and the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.
CSB On that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. Assyria will go to Egypt, Egypt to Assyria, and Egypt will worship with Assyria.
NLT In that day Egypt and Assyria will be connected by a highway. The Egyptians and Assyrians will move freely between their lands, and they will both worship God.
KJV In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.

What does Isaiah 19:23 mean?

If the idea of Egypt turning to worship the one True God was stunning to the people of Judah (Isaiah 19:19–22), what Isaiah writes next must have been earth shattering.

In the ancient near East, a well-traveled highway between two nations was evidence those nations had become friendly, and possibly even allies. It meant the path between them was open for trade and connection between those two peoples. In that future day when Egypt serves the Lord God of Israel, there will be a highway between Egypt and the Assyrians. This is significant due to these two nations having a longstanding feud. In this future day that feud will be ended. Even more, they will worship the God of Israel together. The two former enemies will be united by their worship of the Lord.

Isaiah is speaking of two of the superpowers of his day. But he is also pointing to a time when people from the most unlikely places will stand together as one under the mighty hand of God. Those who occupy Egypt at that time will worship the Lord God of Israel with those who live in the land once known as Assyria. The allegiances of the world will be remapped and remade by the united allegiance to Christ (Isaiah 2:1–5; Revelation 20:1–4).
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