Verse Comparison: Isaiah 19:8
American Standard Version
And the fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
Amplified® Bible
The fishermen will lament, and all who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn; and they who spread nets upon the waters will languish.
Contemporary English Version
Those who fish in the Nile will be discouraged and mourn.
Darby English Version
And the fishers shall mourn, and all they that cast fish-hook into the Nile shall lament, and they that spread net upon the waters shall languish.
Good News Bible
Everyone who earns a living by fishing in the Nile will groan and cry; their hooks and their nets will be useless.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
And the fishermen will lament, And all those who cast a line into the Nile will mourn, And those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
New International Version
The fishermen will groan and lament,
all who cast hooks into the Nile;
those who throw nets on the water
will pine away.
New King James Version
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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
And the fishermen will lament, And all those who cast a line into the Nile will mourn, And those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.
Revised Standard Version
The fishermen will mourn and lament, all who cast hook in the Nile; and they will languish who spread nets upon the water.
Young's Literal Translation
And lamented have the fishers, And mourned have all casting angle into a brook, And those spreading nets on the face of the waters have languished.
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