Isaiah 19:9

Moreover those who work in combed flax, and those who weave white cloth, shall be confounded.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.

In Context

8And the fishermen shall lament, and all those who cast a hook into the Nile shall mourn, and those who spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

10And the pillars [of Egypt] shall be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire [shall be] grieved in soul.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:28And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt. And the king's merchants received them in herds, each herd at a price.

Proverbs 7:16I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 19:2-18

The Doom of Egypt. ( b. c. 710.) 1 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. 2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel… Read the whole commentary →

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