The bulrushes by the (A)Nile, by the [a]edge of the Nile
And all the sown fields by the Nile
Will become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
And the (B)fishermen will grieve,
And all those who cast a [b]line into the Nile will mourn,
And those who spread nets on the waters will dwindle away.
Moreover, the manufacturers of linen made from combed flax
And the weavers of white (C)cloth will be [c]utterly dejected.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:7 Or mouth
  2. Isaiah 19:8 Lit hook
  3. Isaiah 19:9 Lit ashamed

    also the plants(A) along the Nile,
    at the mouth of the river.
Every sown field(B) along the Nile
    will become parched, will blow away and be no more.(C)
The fishermen(D) will groan and lament,
    all who cast hooks(E) into the Nile;
those who throw nets on the water
    will pine away.
Those who work with combed flax(F) will despair,
    the weavers of fine linen(G) will lose hope.

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