1. Isaiah 19:12 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why does the phrase "the LORD of hosts" appear so frequently in Isaiah 19?

Isaiah 19:12 (ESV)

12 Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you that they might know what the LORD of hosts has purposed against Egypt.

The Lord of hosts is a phrase that emphasizes God's great power. Even the Egyptians would have been aware of the works of the Lord. All the earth should have worshipped him.