Verse 6

The rivers will stink, the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up; reeds and rushes will wither.

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Referenced Verses

  • Isa 37:25 : 25 I dug wells and drank water; with the soles of my feet, I dried up all the rivers of Egypt.
  • Exod 2:3 : 3 When she could no longer hide him, she got a papyrus basket, coated it with tar and pitch, placed the child inside, and laid it among the reeds along the riverbank.
  • Job 8:11 : 11 Can papyrus grow tall without a marsh? Can reeds thrive without water?
  • Isa 15:6 : 6 The waters of Nimrim are desolate. The grass is withered, the vegetation has vanished, and nothing green remains.
  • Isa 18:2 : 2 A land that sends envoys over the sea in papyrus vessels, gliding on the waters. Go, swift messengers, to a people tall and smooth-skinned, a people feared far and wide, a mighty and conquering nation divided by rivers.
  • Exod 7:18 : 18 The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will not be able to drink water from the Nile.
  • 2 Kgs 19:24 : 24 I have dug wells in foreign lands and drunk water there. With the soles of my feet, I have dried up all the streams of Egypt.