Isaiah 19:9
They shall be confounded that wrought in flax, combing and weaving fine linen.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
In Context
10And its watery places shall be dry, all they shall mourn that made pools to take fishes.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:28And horses were brought for Solomon out of Egypt, and Coa: for the king's merchants brought them out of Coa, and bought them at a set price.
Proverbs 7:16I have woven my bed with cords, I have covered it with painted tapestry, brought 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 →