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

5And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. 6And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither. 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. 8The 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. 9Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.

Isaiah 19:7 word by word

עָר֥וֹת עַל־יְא֖וֹר עַל־פִּ֣י יְא֑וֹר וְכֹל֙ מִזְרַ֣ע יְא֔וֹר יִיבַ֥שׁ נִדַּ֖ף וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear

• 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 32:20Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the donkey.
• Jeremiah 14:4Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
• Ezekiel 19:13And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
• Joel 1:17The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.

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
• Brook
• Egypt
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• Ezekiel
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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