Nile

At the end of two years, Pharaoh had a dream: he was standing beside the Nile River;

and there came up out of the river seven cows, sleek and fat; and they began feeding in swamp grass.

After them, there came up out of the river seven more cows, miserable-looking and lean; and they stood by the other cows at the edge of the river.

Pharaoh said to Yosef, "In my dream, I stood at the edge of the river;

and there came up out of the river seven cows, fat and sleek; and they began feeding in the swamp grass.

Then Pharaoh gave this order to all his people: "Every boy that is born, throw in the river; but let all the girls live."

But if they aren't persuaded even by both these signs and still won't listen to what you say, then take some water from the river, and pour it on the ground. The water you take from the river will turn into blood on the dry land."

Go to Pharaoh in the morning when he goes out to the water. Stand on the riverbank to confront him, take in your hand the staff which was turned into a snake,

so ADONAI says, "This will let you know that I am ADONAI": I will take the staff in my hand and strike the water in the river, and it will be turned into blood.

The fish in the river will die, the river will stink and the Egyptians won't want to drink water from the river.'"

Moshe and Aharon did exactly what ADONAI had ordered. He raised the staff and, in the sight of Pharaoh and his servants, struck the water in the river; and all the water in the river was turned into blood.

The fish in the river died, and the river stank so badly that the Egyptians couldn't drink its water. There was blood throughout all the land of Egypt.

All the Egyptians dug around the river for water to drink, because they couldn't drink the river water.

Seven days after ADONAI had struck the river,

The river will swarm with frogs. They will go up, enter your palace and go into your bedroom, onto your bed. They will enter the houses of your servants and your people and go into your ovens and kneading bowls.

Moshe said to Pharaoh, "Not only that, but you can have the honor of naming the time when I will pray for you, your servants and your people to be rid of the frogs, both yourselves and your homes, and that they stay only in the river."

The frogs will leave you and your homes, also your servants and your people; they will stay in the river only."

ADONAI answered Moshe, "Go on ahead of the people, and bring with you the leaders of Isra'el. Take your staff in your hand, the one you used to strike the river; and go.

So David summoned all Isra'el to come together, from Shichor in Egypt all the way to the entrance of Hamat, to bring the ark of God from Kiryat-Ye'arim.

The river-plants on the banks of the Nile and everything sown near the Nile will dry up, blow away and be no more.

By the great water the grain of Shichor, the harvest of the Nile, brought you profits. She was marketplace for the nations.

People of Tarshish! Nothing restricts you now. You can flow freely over your land just like the Nile River.

If you go to Egypt, what's in it for you? Drinking water from the Nile? If you go to Ashur, what's in it for you? Drinking water from the [Euphrates] River?

Who is this, rising up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge out in flood?

It is Egypt, rising up like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge out in flood, saying, "I will surge out and cover the earth, destroying the city along with its people."