God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 19:7
7The rushes by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile, and all the fields planted beside the Nile will dry up, be blown away, and disappear.
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 in the Nile River will be dried up, and the river will be dry and empty. 6The canals will stink. Egypt’s streams will be emptied and dried up. The reeds and cattails will wither. The rushes by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile, and all the fields planted beside the Nile will dry up, be blown away, and disappear. 8Fishermen will cry. All who cast their lines into the Nile will mourn. Those who spread their nets on the water will sigh. 9Linenworkers and weavers 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 are those who plant beside every stream and those who let oxen and donkeys roam freely.
- Jeremiah 14:4The ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers are disappointed. They cover their heads.
- Ezekiel 19:13Now it is planted in the desert, in a dry and waterless land.
- Joel 1:17Seeds shrivel up in their shells. Storehouses are destroyed. Barns are ruined. The grain has 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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