Isaiah 19:7

The paper reeds by the brooks, by the mouth of the brooks, and every thing sown by the brooks, shall wither, be driven away, and be no [more].

The paper reeds {H6169} by the brooks {H2975}, by the mouth {H6310} of the brooks {H2975}, and every thing sown {H4218} by the brooks {H2975}, shall wither {H3001}, be driven away {H5086}, and be no more.

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

The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the river, and all the fields sown along the Nile, will wither, blow away, and be no more.

The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

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Cross-References

  • Ezekiel 19:13 (2 votes)

    And now she [is] planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty ground.

  • Isaiah 23:3 (2 votes)

    And by great waters the seed of Sihor, the harvest of the river, [is] her revenue; and she is a mart of nations.

  • Joel 1:17 (2 votes)

    The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

  • Joel 1:18 (2 votes)

    How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

  • Jeremiah 14:4 (2 votes)

    Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

  • Isaiah 32:20 (2 votes)

    Blessed [are] ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth [thither] the feet of the ox and the ass.