Isaiah 19:9
Moreover those who work in combed flax, and those who weave white cloth, will be confounded.
One Unity Resource Bible
In The King James Version
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
In Context
10The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul.
Cross References
Proverbs 7:16I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, 2 with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt [Abode of slavery]. 1
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 →