Isaiah 19:7
What does Isaiah 19:7 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 19:7 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The 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.
KJV
King James Version · 1611The 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.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The 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.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The grass-lands by the Nile, and everything planted by the Nile, will become dry, or taken away by the wind, and will come to an end.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Exposed things by the brook, by the edge of the brook, And every sown thing of the brook, hath withered, It hath been driven away, and is not.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The channel of the river shall be laid bare from its fountain, and every thing sown by the water shall be dried up, it shall wither away, and shall be no more.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890The meadows by the Nile, on the banks of the Nile, and everything sown by the Nile, shall be dried up, be driven away, and be no [more].
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Isaiah 32:20
Blessed are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth the feet of the ox and the ass.
- Joel 1:17
The seeds rot under their clods; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the grain is withered.
- Jeremiah 14:4
Because of the ground which is cracked, for that no rain hath been in the land, the plowmen are put to shame, they cover their heads.
- Ezekiel 19:13
And now it is planted in the wilderness, in a dry and thirsty land.
- Isaiah 23:3
And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue; and she was the mart of nations.
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