Isaiah 19:8

Isaiah 19:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
• New International Version (NIV)The fishermen will groan and lament, all who cast hooks into the Nile; those who throw nets on the water will pine away.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The fishermen will mourn and lament, all who cast a hook in the Nile; and they will languish who spread nets on the water.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The fishermen will lament for lack of work. Those who cast hooks into the Nile will groan, and those who use nets will lose heart.

Context of Isaiah 19:8

6The rivers will turn foul; The brooks of defense will be emptied and dried up; The reeds and rushes will wither. 7The 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. The fishermen also will mourn; All those will lament who cast hooks into the River, And they will languish who spread nets on the waters. 9Moreover those who work in fine flax And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed; 10And its foundations will be broken. All who make wages will be troubled of soul.

Isaiah 19:8 word by word

וְאָנוּ֙ הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים וְאָ֣בְל֔וּ כָּל־מַשְׁלִיכֵ֥י בַיְא֖וֹר חַכָּ֑ה וּפֹרְשֵׂ֥י מִכְמֹ֛רֶת עַל־פְּנֵי־מַ֖יִם אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The fishersדַּיָּגdayâg · fisherH1771
• also shall mournאָנָה'ânâh · to lamentH578
• and all they that castשָׁלַךְshâlak · to throwH7993
• angleחַכָּהchakkâh · hookH2443
• into the brooksיְאֹרye'ôr · NileH2975
• shall lamentאָבַל'âbal · to mournH56
• and they that spreadפָּרַשׂpâraώ · to spreadH6566
• netsמִכְמֹ֫רֶתmikmereth mikmôreth · netH4365
• uponפָּנֶהpânîym · face: surfaceH6440
• the watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• shall languishאָמַל'âmal · be weakH535

Cross-references for Isaiah 19:8

• Exodus 7:21The fish that were in the river died, the river stank, and the Egyptians could not drink the water of the river. So there was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.
• Numbers 11:5We remember the fish which we ate freely in Egypt, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic;
• Ezekiel 47:10It shall be that fishermen will stand by it from En Gedi to En Eglaim; they will be places for spreading their nets. Their fish will be of the same kinds as the fish of the Great Sea, exceedingly many.
• Habakkuk 1:15They take up all of them with a hook, They catch them in their net, And gather them in their dragnet. Therefore they rejoice and are glad.

Commentaries on Isaiah 19:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8The fishers also "And the fishers" - There was great plenty of fish in Egypt; see Numbers 11:5. "The Nile," says Diodorus, lib. i., "abounds with incredible numbers of all sorts of fish." And much more the lakes. So Egmont, Pococke, etc.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8The fishers also - In this verse, and the two following, the prophet describes the calamities that would come upon various classes of the inhabitants, as the consequence of the failing of the waters of the Nile. The first class which he mentions are the fishermen. Egypt is mentioned Numbers 11:5, as producing great quantities of fish. We remember the fish which we did eat in Eypt freely.‘ The Nile,‘ says Diodorus (i.), abounds with incredible numbers of…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. 88. fishers--The Nile was famed for fish (Nu 11:5); many would be thrown out of employment by the failure of fishes. angle--a hook. Used in the "brooks" or canals, as the "net" was in "the waters" of the river itself.Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 19:8

• Egypt
• Fish
• Net
• Nile
• War

In the dictionaries

• Egypt
• Hook
• Net
• Angle
• Evil
• Ezekiel
• Fisher; Fisherman
• Fishhook
• Isaiah
• River

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