Isaiah 19:7
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
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.
8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
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 bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
- DARBY
- The meadows by the Nile, on the banks of the Nile, and everything sown by the Nile, shall be dried up, be driven away, and be no [more].
- BLB
- the rushes by the River, upon the mouth of the River, and every sown field of the River will wither; it will be driven away and [be] no more.
- ÅB
- engene ved strømmen, ved strømmens bredd, og alt åkerland ved strømmen tørker bort, spredes av vinden og er ikke mere.
- OTB
- Papyrusen ved Nilen, ved elvebredden, og alle de tilsådde markene ved Nilen skal bli tørre, bli drevet bort, og være borte.
- B1930
- engene ved strømmen, ved strømmens bredd, og alt akerland ved strømmen tørker bort, spredes av vinden og er ikke mere.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 14:4
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
Read in contextIsaiah 23:3
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
Read in contextIsaiah 32:20
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
Read in contextJoel 1:17–18
The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
Read in contextEzekiel 19:13
And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
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