3 The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst;
I will destroy their counsel,
And they will aconsult the idols and the charmers,
The mediums and the sorcerers.
I will destroy their counsel,
And they will aconsult the idols and the charmers,
The mediums and the sorcerers.
4 And the Egyptians I will give
aInto the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,”
Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
aInto the hand of a cruel master,
And a fierce king will rule over them,”
Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.
6 The rivers will turn foul;
The brooks aof defense will be emptied and dried up;
The reeds and rushes will wither.
The brooks aof defense will be emptied and dried up;
The reeds and rushes will wither.
7 The papyrus reeds by1 the River, by the mouth of the River,
And everything sown by the River,
Will wither, be driven away, and be no more.
And everything sown by the River,
Will wither, be driven away, and be no more.
8 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.
All those will lament who cast hooks into the River,
And they will languish who spread nets on the waters.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Robertson's Book Notes (NT)
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