Isaiah 19:9

Then shall turn pale The workers in combed flax,—and The weavers of white linen;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.

In Context

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;

10Then shall her pillars be crushed,—All who make wages, be bowed down in soul.

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Cross References

1 Kings 10:28And the horses that Solomon had were, an export, out of Egypt,—and, a company of the merchants of the king, used to fetch, a drove, at a price,

Proverbs 7:16Coverlets, have I spread on my couch of pleasure, dark-hued stuffs, of the yarn of Egypt;

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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