Isaiah 19:7
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.
Isaiah 19:7 in other translations
| BSB | The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more. |
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| WEB | The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, will become dry, be driven away, and be no more. |
| ASV | The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more. |
| YLT | Exposed things by the brook, by the edge of the brook, And every sown thing of the brook, hath withered, It hath been driven away, and is not. |
| DARBY | The meadows by the Nile, on the banks of the Nile, and everything sown by the Nile, shall be dried up, be driven away, and be no more. |
| BBE | The grass-lands by the Nile, and everything planted by the Nile, will become dry, or taken away by the wind, and will come to an end. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Isaiah 19:7 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 19:1-17
Judgments upon Egypt. (Is. 19:1-17) Its deliverance, and the conversion of the people. (Is. 19:18-25) Verses 1-17 God shall come into Egypt with his judgments. He will raise up the causes of their destruction from among themselves. When ungodly men escape danger, they are apt to think themselves secure; but evil pursues sinners, and will speedily overtake them, except they repent. The Egyptians will be given over…
Isaiah 19:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 19:7
- Jeremiah 14:4
Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.
- Isaiah 23:3
And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, is her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.
- Isaiah 32:20
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth thither the feet of the ox and the ass.
- Joel 1:17-18
The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.
- Ezekiel 19:13
And now she is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.
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Context
- Isaiah 19:6
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
- Isaiah 19:7
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.
- Isaiah 19:8
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.
Isaiah 19:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Las verduras de junto al río, de junto á la ribera del río, y toda sementera del río, se secarán, se perderán, y no serán. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Les prairies sur le Nil, sur le bord du Nil, et tout ce qui est ensemencé le long du Nil, tout se desséchera, se réduira en poussière et ne sera plus. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Auen am Nil, am Ufer des Nil, und jedes Saatfeld am Nil verdorrt, zerstiebt und ist nicht mehr. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nudabitur alveus rivi a fonte suo, et omnis sementis irrigua siccabitur, arescet, et non erit. |