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Isaiah 19

Isaiah 19:5

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

Modern
The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.
Traditional
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
Literal
And the waters of the Sea will dry up, and the River will become parched and dried up;
Latin
Et arescet aqua de mari, et fluvius desolabitur atque siccabitur.

Original

Hebrew
English
The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.

Notes

Isaiah 19:5

The Nile River was essential for Egypt's survival. Any change in its flooding pattern impacted the entire country. In ancient Egypt, people saw the Nile as a god. However, the true God could easily dry it up.

Isaiah 19:1–10

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.

Isaiah 17:1–20:6

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

Topics

Egypt: Prophecies Respecting: Failure of Internal Resources Egypt: The Country of: Productions of Nile: Called the River Rivers: (Drying up of) of God's Judgments the River Nile: The Egyptians: Punished by Failure of Its Waters War: Evils of