Isaiah 19:5

Then shall the waters fail from the river, Yea, the river shall be wasted and dried up.

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In The King James Version

And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

In Context

4But I will give up the Egyptians to the hands of a cruel lord, And a fierce king shall rule over them,” Saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

6The streams shall become putrid; The canals of Egypt shall be emptied and dried up; The reed and the rush shall wither.

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Cross References

Job 14:11The waters fail from the lake; And the stream wasteth and drieth up;

Jeremiah 51:36Therefore, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will maintain thy cause, And take vengeance for thee; And I will dry up her sea, And make her springs dry.

Zechariah 10:11And he shall pass through the sea of distress, And he shall smite the sea of waves, And all the depths of the river shall be dried up; And the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, And the sceptre of Egypt shall depart.

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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