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Isaiah 19:9

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.

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.

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.

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”?

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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 flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
KJV
Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
WEB
Moreover those who work in combed flax, and those who weave white cloth, will be confounded.
ASV
Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded.
DARBY
And they that work in fine flax, and they that weave white stuffs shall be ashamed.
BLB
And those working fine flax will be put to shame, and those weaving white cloth,
ÅB
og de som arbeider med heklet lin, blir til skamme, og de som vever fint hvitt tøy.
OTB
De som arbeider med kjemmet lin skal fortvile, og veverne av fint lin skal bli fullstendig nedslått.
B1930
og de som arbeider med heklet lin, blir til skamme, og de som vever fint hvitt tøi.

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