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Isaiah 19:10

8 Then the fishermen will mourn, all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.

9 The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.

The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.

11 The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

12 Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.
KJV
And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
WEB
The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul.
ASV
And the pillars [of Egypt] shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire [shall be] grieved in soul.
DARBY
And her pillars shall be broken in pieces, and all workers for hire shall be sad of soul.
BLB
and her weavers have been crushed, and all the hired workers [are] stagnant of soul.
ÅB
Landets grunnpiller er knust; alle de som arbeider for lønn, er sorgfulle i hu.
OTB
Arbeiderne i tøy skal bli motløse, og alle de leide arbeiderne skal sørge i sjelen.
B1930
Landets grunnpiller er knust; alle de som arbeider for lønn, er sorgfulle i hu.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Exodus 8:5

    And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your staff over the rivers and canals and ponds, and cause the frogs to come up onto the land of Egypt.’”

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  • Exodus 7:19

    And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.”

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  • Deuteronomy 11:10

    For the land that you are entering to possess is not like the land of Egypt, from which you have come, where you sowed your seed and irrigated on foot, like a vegetable garden.

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