Isaiah 19:9
And they that work in fine flax, and they that weave white stuffs shall be ashamed.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
In Context
10And her pillars shall be broken in pieces, and all workers for hire shall be sad of soul.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:28And the exportation of horses that Solomon had was from Egypt: a caravan of the king's merchants fetched a drove [of horses], at a price.
Proverbs 7:16I have decked my bed with tapestry coverlets of variegated linen from 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 →