Isaiah 19:7

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 water of the sea will become dry. The Nile river will also become dry and it will have no water in it. 6The streams will have a bad smell. All the streams and rivers will slowly become dry. The reeds and the river grasses will die. The plants beside the river will die, as well as the crops in the fields along the shore. Everything will become dry and the wind will blow it all away. 8The people who catch fish in the Nile river will be very sad. Yes, everyone who throws a hook into the river will cry. The people who throw nets into the river will not catch any fish. 9The people who make linen cloth will not know what to do. There will be no flax for them to use.

Isaiah 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.

• The paper reedsעָרָה‛ârâh · reedH6169
• by the brooksיְאֹרye'ôr · NileH2975
• by the mouthפֶּהpeh · lip: edgeH6310
• and every thing sownמִזְרָעmizrâ‛ · sowingH4218
• shall witherיָבֵשׁyâbêsh · to witherH3001
• be driven awayנָדַףnâdaph · to driveH5086

Cross-references for Isaiah 19:7

• Isaiah 32:20But still the Lord will bless you. You will plant your seeds beside streams of water. You will send your cows and donkeys into the fields, and they will have plenty of grass to eat.
• Jeremiah 14:4There has been no rain anywhere. The ground is breaking apart. The farmers too are very upset. They hide their faces in their hands.
• Ezekiel 19:13Now that vine is growing in a desert. It is in a hot, dry place where there is no water.
• Joel 1:17The seeds under the earth are dry. The places where they were stored have fallen down. Someone has broken them up because the seed does not grow.

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

Topics related to Isaiah 19:7

• Egypt
• Nile
• Reed
• War

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• Paper Reeds
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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