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Isaiah 19:4-6
International Standard Version
Isaiah 19:4-6
International Standard Version
4 I will hand the Egyptians over
to the power of a cruel master,
and a fierce king will rule over them,”
declares the Lord God of the Heavenly Armies.
A Rebuke to Egypt’s Ecology and Industry
5 “The water sources[a] of the Nile[b] will be dried up,
and the river[c] will become dry and parched.
6 The canals will stink,
and[d] the tributaries of Egypt will dwindle and dry up.
Reeds and rushes will wither away.[e]
Footnotes
- Isaiah 19:5 1QIsaa MT lack sources
- Isaiah 19:5 Or the sea
- Isaiah 19:5 I.e. the Nile
- Isaiah 19:6 So 1QIsaa LXX; the Heb. lacks and
- Isaiah 19:6 So 4QIsab MT; 1QIsaa lacks this line
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