Bible Verses About Rivers: (Drying up of,) of God's judgments

This is a prophecy about Egypt: Look! ADONAI is riding a swift cloud, on his way to Egypt. Before him Egypt's idols tremble, Egypt's courage melts within them.

"I will incite Egypt against Egypt, brother will fight against brother, friend against friend, city against city, kingdom against kingdom.

The courage of Egypt will ebb away within it, I will reduce its counsel to confusion. They will consult idols and mediums, ghosts and spirits.

I will hand over the Egyptians to a cruel master. A harsh king will rule them," says the Lord, ADONAI-Tzva'ot.

The water will ebb from the sea, the river will be drained dry.

The rivers will become foul, the canals of Egypt's Nile will dwindle and dry up, the reeds and rushes will wither.

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

Fishermen too will lament, all who cast hooks in the Nile will mourn, those who spread nets on the water lose heart.

Therefore here is what ADONAI says: "I will plead your cause. I will take vengeance for you. I will dry up her river and make her water sources dry.

He rebukes the sea and leaves it dry, he dries up all the rivers. Bashan and the Karmel languish; the flower of the L'vanon withers.

"Trouble will pass over the sea and stir up waves in the sea; all the depths of the Nile will be dried up, the pride of Ashur will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will leave.