Isaiah 19:8

Isaiah 19:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
• New International Version (NIV)The fishermen will groan and lament, all who cast hooks into the Nile; those who throw nets on the water will pine away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The fishermen will mourn and lament, all who cast a hook in the Nile; and they will languish who spread nets on the water.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The fishermen also will mourn; All those will lament who cast hooks into the River, And they will languish who spread nets on the waters.

Context of Isaiah 19:8

6The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither. 7The 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. 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. 9The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale. 10The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.

Isaiah 19:8 word by word

וְאָנוּ֙ הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים וְאָ֣בְל֔וּ כָּל־מַשְׁלִיכֵ֥י בַיְא֖וֹר חַכָּ֑ה וּפֹרְשֵׂ֥י מִכְמֹ֛רֶת עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֖יִם אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

• Then the fishermenדַּיָּגdayâg · fisherH1771
• will mournאָנָה'ânâh · to lamentH578
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• who castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• a hookחַכָּהchakkâh · hookH2443
• into the Nileיְאֹרye'ôr · NileH2975
• will lamentאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• and those who spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• netsמִכְמֹ֫רֶתmikmereth mikmôreth · netH4365
• onעַל‛al · uponH5921
• onפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• will pine awayאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535

Cross-references for Isaiah 19:8

• Exodus 7:21The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
• Numbers 11:5We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.
• Ezekiel 47:10Fishermen will stand by the shore; from En-gedi to En-eglaim they will spread their nets to catch fish of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea.
• Habakkuk 1:15The foe pulls all of them up with a hook; he catches them in his dragnet, and gathers them in his fishing net; so he rejoices gladly.

Commentaries on Isaiah 19:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The fishers also "And the fishers" - There was great plenty of fish in Egypt; see Numbers 11:5. "The Nile," says Diodorus, lib. i., "abounds with incredible numbers of all sorts of fish." And much more the lakes. So Egmont, Pococke, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The fishers also - In this verse, and the two following, the prophet describes the calamities that would come upon various classes of the inhabitants, as the consequence of the failing of the waters of the Nile. The first class which he mentions are the fishermen. Egypt is mentioned Numbers 11:5, as producing great quantities of fish. We remember the fish which we did eat in Eypt freely.‘ The Nile,‘ says Diodorus (i.), abounds with incredible numbers of…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. 88. fishers--The Nile was famed for fish (Nu 11:5); many would be thrown out of employment by the failure of fishes. angle--a hook. Used in the "brooks" or canals, as the "net" was in "the waters" of the river itself.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 19:8

• Egypt
• Fish
• Net
• Nile
• War

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Hook
• Net
• Angle
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Fisher; Fisherman
• Fishhook
• Isaiah
• River

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