Isaiah 19:8

Then 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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In The King James Version

The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

In Context

7The 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.

9They, also, that work in flax, And they that weave white linen, shall be confounded.

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Cross References

Habakkuk 1:15They take up all of them with the hook, They catch them in their net, And gather them in their drag; Therefore they rejoice and exult.

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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