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Isaiah 19:5-9

5The watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325of theמֵֽהַיָּ֑םme.hai.YamH3220Nilewill dry upוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001,and the riverbedוְנָהָ֖רve.na.HarH5104will be parchedיֶחֱרַ֥בye.che.RavH2717and emptyוְנִשְּׁתוּ־ve.ni.she.tu-H5405.

6The canalsנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104will stinkוְהֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּve.he.'ez.Ni.chuH2186;the streamsיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975of Egyptמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693will trickleדָּלֲל֥וּda.la.LuH1809and dry upוְחָרְב֖וּve.cha.re.VuH2717;the reedsקָנֶ֥הka.NehH7070and rushesוָס֖וּףva.SufH5488will witherקָמֵֽלוּ׃ka.Me.luH7060.

7The bulrushesעָר֥וֹתa.RotH6169byעַל־'al-H5921the Nileיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975,byעַל־'al-H5921the mouthפִּ֣יpiH6310of the riverיְא֑וֹרye.'orH2975,and allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the fields sownמִזְרַ֣עmiz.Ra'H4218along the Nileיְא֔וֹרye.'orH2975,will witherיִיבַ֥שׁyi.VashH3001,blow awayנִדַּ֖ףni.DafH5086,and be noוְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃ve.'ei.Ne.nuH369more.

8Then the fishermenהַדַּיָּגִ֔יםha.dai.ya.GimH1771will mournוְאָנוּ֙ve.'a.NuH578,allכָּל־kol-H3605who castמַשְׁלִיכֵ֥יmash.li.KheiH7993a hookחַכָּ֑הcha.KahH2443into the Nileבַיְא֖וֹרvay.'orH2975will lamentוְאָ֣בְל֔וּve.'A.ve.LuH56,and those who spreadוּפֹרְשֵׂ֥יu.fo.re.SeiH6566netsמִכְמֹ֛רֶתmikh.Mo.retH4365onעַל־ פְּנֵי־'al- pe.nei-H5921 H6440the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325will pine awayאֻמְלָֽלוּ׃'um.La.luH535.

9The workersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647in flaxפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593will be dismayedוּבֹ֛שׁוּu.Vo.shuH954,and the weaversוְאֹרְגִ֖יםve.'o.re.GimH707of fine linenשְׂרִיק֑וֹתse.ri.KotH8305will turn paleחוֹרָֽי׃cho.RaiH2355.

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