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Isaiah 19:9
9Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope.
Isaiah 19:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The workers in combed flax will be in despair, and the weavers of white cotton.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Moreover those who work in fine flax And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed;
- New Living Translation (NLT)There will be no flax for the harvesters, no thread for the weavers.
Context of Isaiah 19:9
7also 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. 8The fishermen will groan and lament, all who cast hooks into the Nile; those who throw nets on the water will pine away. Those who work with combed flax will despair, the weavers of fine linen will lose hope. 10The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the wage earners will be sick at heart. 11The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise men, a disciple of the ancient kings”?
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וּבֹ֛שׁוּ עֹבְדֵ֥י פִשְׁתִּ֖ים שְׂרִיק֑וֹת וְאֹרְגִ֖ים חוֹרָֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 19:9
- 1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and from Kue—the royal merchants purchased them from Kue at the current price.
- Proverbs 7:16I have covered my bed with colored linens from Egypt.
- Ezekiel 27:7Fine embroidered linen from Egypt was your sail and served as your banner; your awnings were of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah.
Commentaries on Isaiah 19:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9They that work in fine flax - שריקות פשתים pishtim sericoth, heckled flax, i.e., flax dressed on the heckle, or comb used for that purpose. The Vulgate uses the word pectentes, combing. They that weave networks shall be confounded - And confounden schul ben that wrogten flax, plattinge and webynge sotel thingis. - Old MS. Bible.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Moreover - In addition to the calamities that will come upon the fishermen, the drying up of the river will affect all who are supported by that which the overflowing of its waters produced. They that work in short flax - Egypt was celebrated anciently for producing flax in large quantities, and of a superior quality (see Exodus 9:31; 1 Kings 10:28). The fine linen of Egypt which was manufactured from this is celebrated in Scripture Proverbs 7:16; Ezekiel…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The workers in flax … and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale: The drought destroyed the flax crops. As a result, the linen industry could not continue.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. fine flax--Gesenius, for "fine," translates, "combed"; fine "linen" was worn by the rich only (Lu 16:19). Egypt was famous for it (Ex 9:31; 1Ki 10:28; Pr 7:16; Eze 27:7). The processes of its manufacture are represented on the Egyptian tombs. Israel learned the art in Egypt (Ex 26:36). The cloth now found on the mummies was linen, as is shown by the microscope. Wilkinson mentions linen from Egypt which has five hundred forty (or two hundred seventy…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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