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Isaiah 19:8

6 The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.

7 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.

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.

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

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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
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
The fishermen will lament, and all those who fish in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters will languish.
ASV
And the fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
DARBY
And the fishers shall mourn, and all they that cast fish-hook into the Nile shall lament, and they that spread net upon the waters shall languish.
BLB
And the fishermen will mourn, and all those casting a hook into the River will lament, and those spreading nets upon the face of the waters, they will languish.
ÅB
Fiskerne klager, og alle de som kaster krok i strømmen, sørger, og de som setter garn i vannet, er motløse,
OTB
Fiskerne skal stønne og klage; alle som kaster kroker i Nilen skal sørge, og de som sprer garn på vannet skal visne bort.
B1930
Fiskerne klager, og alle de som kaster krok i strømmen, sørger, og de som setter garn i vannet, er motløse,

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Cross references

  • Ezekiel 47:10

    Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.

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  • Habakkuk 1:15

    The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.

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  • Numbers 11:5

    We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.

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  • Exodus 7:21

    The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.

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