Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Isaiah 19:10
in the purposes—rather, "the foundations," that is, "the nobles shall be broken" or brought low: so Isaiah 3:1; Psalms 11:3; compare Isaiah 19:13, "The princes—the stay of the tribes. The Arabs call a prince "a pillar of the people" [MAURER]. "Their weaving-frames" [HORSLEY]. "Dykes" [BARNES].
all that make sluices, etc.—"makers of dams," made to confine the waters which overflow from the Nile in artificial fish-ponds [HORSLEY]. "Makers of gain," that is, the common people who have to earn their livelihood, as opposed to the "nobles" previously [MAURER].
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Isaiah 19:10:
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