Isaiah 19:8

6 The rivers will turn foul;
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.

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.

9 Moreover those who work in ^afine flax
And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed;

10 And its foundations will be broken.
All who make wages will be troubled of soul.

11 Surely the princes of ^aZoan are fools;
Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel.
^bHow do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?”

12 ^aWhere are they?
Where are your wise men?
Let them tell you now,
And let them know what the Lord of hosts has ^bpurposed against Egypt.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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Isaiah 19:8

The fishers also "And the fishers" - There was great plenty of fish in Egypt; see Numbers 11:5. "The Nile," says Diodorus, lib. i., "abounds with incredible numbers of all sorts of fish." And much more the lakes. So Egmont, Pococke, etc.

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