New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 19:5-9

5The watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325from the seaמֵֽהַיָּ֑םme.hai.YamH3220will dryוְנִשְּׁתוּ־ve.ni.she.tu-H5405up,And the riverוְנָהָ֖רve.na.HarH5104will be parchedיֶחֱרַ֥בye.che.RavH2717and dryוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ve.ya.VeshH3001.

6Thecanalsנְהָר֔וֹתne.ha.RotH5104will emitH2186a stenchH2186, Thestreamsיְאֹרֵ֣יye.'o.ReiH2975of Egyptמָצ֑וֹרma.TzorH4693will thinדָּלֲל֥וּda.la.LuH1809out and dryוְחָרְב֖וּve.cha.re.VuH2717up;The reedsקָנֶ֥הka.NehH7070and rushesוָס֖וּףva.SufH5488will rotH7060awayH7060.

7The bulrushesעָר֥וֹתa.RotH6169by theNileיְא֖וֹרye.'orH2975, by theedgeפִּ֣יpiH6310of the Nileיְא֑וֹרye.'orH2975And allוְכֹל֙ve.KholH3605the sownH4218fieldsH4218by the Nileיְא֔וֹרye.'orH2975Will becomeH3001dryיִיבַ֥שׁyi.VashH3001,be drivenH5086awayH5086,and be noH369moreH369.

8And thefishermenH1728will lamentוְאָנוּ֙ve.'a.NuH578,And allכָּל־kol-H3605those who castמַשְׁלִיכֵ֥יmash.li.KheiH7993alineחַכָּ֑הcha.KahH2443into the Nileבַיְא֖וֹרvay.'orH2975will mournוְאָ֣בְל֔וּve.'A.ve.LuH56,And those who spreadוּפֹרְשֵׂ֥יu.fo.re.SeiH6566netsמִכְמֹ֛רֶתmikh.Mo.retH4365on the watersמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325willpineH535awayH535.

9Moreover, the manufacturersעֹבְדֵ֥י'oe.DeiH5647of linenH6593made from combedשְׂרִיק֑וֹתse.ri.KotH8305flaxפִשְׁתִּ֖יםfish.TimH6593And the weaversוְאֹרְגִ֖יםve.'o.re.GimH707of whiteH2360clothH2360will beutterlyH954dejectedH954.

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