Isaiah 19:7

The meadows by the river, by the borders of the river, And all that groweth by the river, Shall wither, be blasted, and be no more.

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In The King James Version

The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no more.

In Context

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

8Then shall the fishermen mourn; All they that cast the hook into the river shall lament, And they that spread nets upon the face of the waters shall languish.

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Cross References

Isaiah 23:3Upon the wide waters, the corn of the Nile, The harvest of the river, was her revenue; She was the mart of the nations.

Jeremiah 14:4Because of the ground, which is in consternation, No rain falling upon the earth, The husbandmen are ashamed, They hide their heads.

Joel 1:17The seeds are rotten under their clods, The storehouses are laid desolate, the garners are destroyed; For the corn is withered.

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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