Isaiah 19:10

The Burden against Egypt · Isaiah 19:1–15
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Translations

Modern
The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.
Traditional
And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
Literal
…and her weavers have been crushed, and all the hired workers are stagnant of soul.
Latin
Et erunt irrigua ejus flaccentia: omnes qui faciebant lacunas ad capiendos pisces.

Original

Hebrew
English
The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.

Notes

Egypt 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.

This section includes predictions of judgment against Damascus, Israel, Ethiopia, and Egypt. The scene shifts from the crisis in 734 BC (the alliance of Syria and Israel; see study note on Isaiah 7:1–25) to the Assyrian crisis in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37).

Events

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Isaiah, Book of Nile River Reed

Topics

Egypt: Prophecies Respecting: Failure of Internal Resources Fish: Ponds for in Egypt Fishes: Inhabit: Ponds Nile: Called the River Pools and Ponds: Artificial, Designed For: Preserving Fish Pools and Ponds: Made by Man War: Evils of Water: Collected in Ponds