Isaiah 19:7

The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, will become dry, be driven away, 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 rivers will become foul. The streams of Egypt will be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags will wither away.

8The fishermen will lament, and all those who fish in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters will languish.

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Cross References

Isaiah 23:3On great waters, the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue. She was the market of nations.

Jeremiah 14:4Because of the ground which is cracked, because no rain has been in the land, the plowmen are disappointed. They cover their heads.

Joel 1:17The seeds rot under their clods. The granaries are laid desolate. The barns are broken down, for the grain has 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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