Isaiah 19:9

Isaiah 19:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The workers in combed flax will be in despair, and the weavers of white cotton.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover those who work in fine flax And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed;

Context of Isaiah 19:9

7The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more. 8And 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. Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded. 10And the pillars of Egypt shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire shall be grieved in soul. 11The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Isaiah 19:9 word by word

וּבֹ֛שׁוּ עֹבְדֵ֥י פִשְׁתִּ֖ים שְׂרִיק֑וֹת וְאֹרְגִ֖ים חוֹרָֽי׃Read the interlinear

• workעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• flaxפֵּ֫שֶׁתpishteh · flaxH6593
• weaveאָרַג'ârag · to weaveH707

Cross-references for Isaiah 19:9

• 1 Kings 10:28And the horses which Solomon had were brought out of Egypt; and the king’s merchants received them in droves, each drove at a price.
• Proverbs 7:16I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, With striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt.
• Ezekiel 27:7Of fine linen with broidered work from Egypt was thy sail, that it might be to thee for an ensign; blue and purple from the isles of Elishah was thine awning.

Commentaries on Isaiah 19:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9They that work in fine flax - שריקות פשתים pishtim sericoth, heckled flax, i.e., flax dressed on the heckle, or comb used for that purpose. The Vulgate uses the word pectentes, combing. They that weave networks shall be confounded - And confounden schul ben that wrogten flax, plattinge and webynge sotel thingis. - Old MS. Bible.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Moreover - In addition to the calamities that will come upon the fishermen, the drying up of the river will affect all who are supported by that which the overflowing of its waters produced. They that work in short flax - Egypt was celebrated anciently for producing flax in large quantities, and of a superior quality (see Exodus 9:31; 1 Kings 10:28). The fine linen of Egypt which was manufactured from this is celebrated in Scripture Proverbs 7:16; Ezekiel…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The workers in flax … and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale: The drought destroyed the flax crops. As a result, the linen industry could not continue.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. fine flax--Gesenius, for "fine," translates, "combed"; fine "linen" was worn by the rich only (Lu 16:19). Egypt was famous for it (Ex 9:31; 1Ki 10:28; Pr 7:16; Eze 27:7). The processes of its manufacture are represented on the Egyptian tombs. Israel learned the art in Egypt (Ex 26:36). The cloth now found on the mummies was linen, as is shown by the microscope. Wilkinson mentions linen from Egypt which has five hundred forty (or two hundred seventy…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 19:9

• Egypt
• Nile
• War
• Weaving

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• Weaving, weavers
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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