Isaiah 19:7

The meadows by the Nile, by the mouth of the Nile. And all that is sown in the Nile, Shall be dry, driven away, and not be!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

6And rivers, shall stink, The canals of Egypt be shallow and waste, Reed and rush, be withered;

8Then shall the fishers, lament, And all shall mourn who cast in the Nile a hook,—And they who spread nets on the face of the waters shall languish;

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Cross References

Isaiah 23:3Yea on mighty waters, was the grain of Shihor, The harvest of the Nile, was her increase,—And so she became a mart of nations.

Jeremiah 14:4Because the ground, is cracked, For there hath been no rain in the land, The plowmen are pale They have covered their heads.

Joel 1:17Rotted hath the seed, under their clods, Laid waste are their stores, Thrown down are the garners,—Yea abashed is the corn.

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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