Verse 6

Isaiah 19:6

King James Version

6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ נְהָר֔וֹת דָּלֲל֥וּ וְ/חָרְב֖וּ יְאֹרֵ֣י מָצ֑וֹר קָנֶ֥ה וָ/ס֖וּף קָמֵֽלוּ
English Translation
And the rivers have become desolate, and the waterways of the fortress have dried up; the reeds and the rushes have withered.
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Chapter 19 Context
1 The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the... Focus ↗
2 And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his broth... Focus ↗
3 And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and... Focus ↗
4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over... Focus ↗
5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up. Focus ↗
6 And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: th...
7 The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall... Focus ↗
8 The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they th... Focus ↗
9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded. Focus ↗
10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish. Focus ↗
11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become bruti... Focus ↗
12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD... Focus ↗
13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt... Focus ↗
14 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in e... Focus ↗
15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do. Focus ↗
16 In that day shall Egypt be like unto women: and it shall be afraid and fear because of the shaking o... Focus ↗
17 And the land of Judah shall be a terror unto Egypt, every one that maketh mention thereof shall be a... Focus ↗
18 In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LO... Focus ↗
19 In that day shall there be an altar to the LORD in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar at t... Focus ↗
20 And it shall be for a sign and for a witness unto the LORD of hosts in the land of Egypt: for they s... Focus ↗
21 And the LORD shall be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians shall know the LORD in that day, and shall d... Focus ↗
22 And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD,... Focus ↗
23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt... Focus ↗
24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of t... Focus ↗
25 Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my h... Focus ↗