Isaiah 19:9
And ashamed shall be they that work in fine flax, and they that weave white cloth.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
In Context
10And its foundations shall be beaten down, all that build sluices shall be grieved in soul.
Cross References
1 Kings 10:28And Solomon had horses brought out of Egypt; and a company of the king's merchants bought a quantity at a price.
Proverbs 7:16With tapestry coverings have I decked my bed, with embroidered coverlids of the fine linen 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 →