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The spirits of the Egyptians within them will be drained of courage,[a]
    and I will bring their plans to nothing.
They will consult idols[b] and spirits of the dead,
    and mediums and spiritists.
I will hand the Egyptians over
    to the power of a cruel master,
        and a fierce king will rule over them,”

declares the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies.

A Rebuke to Egypt’s Ecology and Industry

“The water sources[c] of the Nile[d] will be dried up,
    and the river[e] will become dry and parched.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:3 1QIsaa MT lack of courage
  2. Isaiah 19:3 So 1QIsaa; MT reads consult the idols; LXX reads consult their idols
  3. Isaiah 19:5 1QIsaa MT lack sources
  4. Isaiah 19:5 Or the sea
  5. Isaiah 19:5 I.e. the Nile