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Isaiah 19:7
7The meadows by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile, And all the sown fields of the Nile Will become dry, be blown away, and be no more.
Isaiah 19:7 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)also the plants along the Nile, at the mouth of the river. Every sown field along the Nile will become parched, will blow away and be no more.
- English Standard Version (ESV)There will be bare places by the Nile, on the brink of the Nile, and all that is sown by the Nile will be parched, will be driven away, and will be no more.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The papyrus reeds by the River, by the mouth of the River, And everything sown by the River, Will wither, be driven away, and be no more.
Context of Isaiah 19:7
5The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry. 6The canals will become foul-smelling, The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up, The reeds and the rushes will rot away. The meadows by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile, And all the sown fields of the Nile Will become dry, be blown away, and be no more. 8The fishermen will lament (cry out in grief), And all those who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn, And those who spread nets upon the waters will languish. 9Moreover, those who make linen from combed flax And those who weave white cloth will be ashamed.
Read all of Isaiah 19Isaiah 19:7 word by word
עָר֥וֹת עַל־יְא֖וֹר עַל־פִּ֣י יְא֑וֹר וְכֹל֙ מִזְרַ֣ע יְא֔וֹר יִיבַ֥שׁ נִדַּ֖ף וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 19:7
- Isaiah 32:20Blessed (happy, fortunate) are you who cast your seed upon all waters [when the river overflows its banks and irrigates the land], You who allow the ox and the donkey to roam freely.
- Jeremiah 14:4The ground is cracked Because there has been no rain on the land; The farmers are distressed, And they have covered their heads [in shame].
- Ezekiel 19:13And now it is transplanted in the wilderness, In a dry and thirsty land [of Babylon].
- Joel 1:17The seeds [of grain] shrivel under the clods, The storehouses are desolate and empty, The barns are in ruins Because the grain is dried up.
Commentaries on Isaiah 19:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7The paper reeds - (ערות ‛ârôt ). This is not the word which occurs in Isaiah 18:2, and which, it is supposed, means there the papyrus (see the note on that place). Interpreters have been divided in regard to the meaning of the word here. Gesenius derives it from ערה ‛ârâh “to be naked, open, bare;” and supposes that it means an open place, a place naked of wood, and that it here denotes the pastures on the banks of the Nile. So Rosenmuller interprets…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10Egypt relied heavily on the Nile for food, fish, and industry. When the Lord struck the Nile, Egypt would face severe difficulties, and its gods would not be able to help.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. paper-reeds--rather, pastures, literally, "places naked" of wood, and famed for rich herbage, on the banks of the Nile [Gesenius]. Compare Ge 13:10; De 11:10. Horsley translates, "nakedness upon the river," descriptive of the appearance of a river when its bottom is bare and its banks stripped of verdure by long drought: so Vulgate. the brooks--the river. mouth--rather, "the source" [Vulgate]. "Even close to the river's side vegetation shall be so…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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