Exodus 7:18
The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will not be able to drink water from the Nile.
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Other Translations
King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall stink, and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink of the water of the river.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
And the fish that is in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And the fish{H1710} that are in the river{H2975} shall die,{H4191} and the river{H2975} shall become foul;{H887} and the Egyptians{H4714} shall loathe{H3811} to drink{H8354} water{H4325} from the river.{H2975}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And the fish{H1710} that is in the river{H2975} shall die{H4191}{(H8799)}, and the river{H2975} shall stink{H887}{(H8804)}; and the Egyptians{H4714} shall lothe{H3811}{(H8738)} to drink{H8354}{(H8800)} of the water{H4325} of the river{H2975}.
Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)
And the fishe that is in the riuer shall dye, and the riuer shall stinke: so that it shall greue the Egiptias to drinke of the water of the ryuer.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
so that the fishes in the ryuer shall dye, & the ryuer shall stynke: & it shall greue the Egipcians to drynke of ye water of the ryuer.
Geneva Bible (1560)
And the fish that is in the riuer shall dye, and the riuer shall stinke, and it shall grieue the Egyptians to drinke of the water of the riuer.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And the fishe that is in the riuer, shall dye: and the ryuer shall corrupt, and it shall greeue the Egyptians to drinke of the water of the ryuer.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
And the fish that [is] in the river shall die, and the river shall stink; and the Egyptians shall lothe to drink of the water of the river.
Webster's Bible (1833)
The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river."'"
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and the fish that `are' in the River die, and the River hath stank, and the Egyptians have been wearied of drinking waters from the River.'
American Standard Version (1901)
And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.
American Standard Version (1901)
And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
And the fish in the Nile will come to destruction, and the river will send up a bad smell, and the Egyptians will not be able, for disgust, to make use of the water of the Nile for drinking.
World English Bible (2000)
The fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul; and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river."'"
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Fish in the Nile will die, the Nile will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink water from the Nile.”’”
Referenced Verses
- Exod 7:24 : 24 All the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water because they could not drink the water from the river.
- Exod 7:21 : 21 The fish in the Nile died, the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water, and blood was everywhere in Egypt.
- Num 11:20 : 20 but for a whole month—until it comes out of your nostrils and becomes loathsome to you—because you have rejected the LORD, who is among you, and have wailed before Him, saying, ‘Why did we ever leave Egypt?’
- Num 21:5 : 5 The people spoke against God and Moses: 'Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread, no water, and we detest this miserable food!'
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Exod 7:19-224 verses92%
19 Then the Lord said to Moses, "Tell Aaron, 'Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers, canals, ponds, and all their reservoirs—and they will turn to blood. There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in wooden and stone containers.'"
20 Moses and Aaron did as the Lord had commanded. Aaron raised his staff and struck the water of the Nile in the sight of Pharaoh and his officials, and all the water in the river was turned into blood.
21 The fish in the Nile died, the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water, and blood was everywhere in Egypt.
22 But the magicians of Egypt did the same thing by their secret arts, and Pharaoh’s heart remained hardened. He would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said.
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17 This is what the Lord says: 'By this you will know that I am the Lord. With the staff that is in my hand, I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will be turned into blood.'
- Exod 7:24-252 verses80%
24 All the Egyptians dug along the Nile to get drinking water because they could not drink the water from the river.
25 Seven days passed after the Lord struck the Nile.
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44 He turned their rivers to blood, and they could not drink from their streams.
- Isa 19:5-84 verses78%
5 The waters will dry up from the sea, and the river will be parched and dry.
6 The rivers will stink, the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up; reeds and rushes will wither.
7 The meadows by the Nile, along the banks of the river, and all sown land by the Nile will wither, be blown away, and be no more.
8 The fishermen will mourn, all who cast hooks into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will grow weak.
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15 The LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Sea of Egypt. With a scorching wind, He will wave His hand over the River and divide it into seven streams, allowing people to cross in sandals.
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29 He turned their waters into blood, and he killed their fish.
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10 The pillars of the land will be crushed, and all who work for wages will be dejected in spirit.
- Ezek 29:3-53 verses74%
3 Speak and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it for myself.’
4 I will put hooks in your jaws, and make the fish of your rivers cling to your scales. I will pull you up from among your rivers, and all the fish of your rivers will cling to your scales.
5 I will leave you in the desert—you and all the fish of your rivers. You will fall on the open fields, and you will not be gathered or buried. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the heavens.
- Ezek 47:8-92 verses74%
8 He said to me, 'This water flows toward the eastern region and goes down into the Arabah, where it enters the Dead Sea. When it flows into the sea, the water there becomes fresh.'
9 Every living creature that swarms wherever the river goes will live. There will be many fish because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows, everything will live.
- Ezek 29:9-102 verses74%
9 The land of Egypt will become a desolate waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because he said, 'The Nile is mine; I made it,'
10 therefore, I am against you and your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.
- Exod 8:2-76 verses74%
2 Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt, and the frogs came up and covered the land of Egypt.
3 But the magicians did the same with their secret arts, and they also brought up frogs over the land of Egypt.
4 Then Pharaoh called Moses and Aaron and said, "Pray to the LORD to take the frogs away from me and my people, and I will let the people go to offer sacrifices to the LORD."
5 Moses said to Pharaoh, "I leave it to you to set the time for me to pray for you, your officials, and your people, so that the frogs will be removed from you and your houses, remaining only in the Nile."
6 Pharaoh replied, "Tomorrow." And Moses said, "It will be as you say, so that you may know there is no one like the LORD our God."
7 The frogs will depart from you, your houses, your officials, and your people; they will remain only in the Nile.
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8 Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters surge like rivers. It says, 'I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.'
- Exod 8:13-142 verses73%
13 They did as the LORD commanded. When Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came on people and animals. All the dust in the land of Egypt turned into gnats.
14 The magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, but they could not. And the gnats were on people and animals.
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11 But when Pharaoh saw there was relief, he hardened his heart and would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the LORD had said.
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9 'But if they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, then take some water from the Nile, pour it on the dry ground, and the water you take from the river will become blood on the ground.'
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2 Son of man, sing a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt, and say to him, 'You consider yourself like a young lion among the nations, but you are like a sea monster in the seas; you thrash about in your rivers, stir the waters with your feet, and muddy their streams.'
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15 "Go to Pharaoh in the morning as he goes down to the water. Wait to meet him by the riverbank, and take in your hand the staff that was turned into a snake.
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17 All who are determined to go to Egypt to settle there will die by the sword, famine, and plague. Not one of them will survive or escape the disaster I will bring upon them.
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10 But all creatures in the seas or streams that do not have fins and scales, all the swarming creatures in the water, and all the living creatures in it, you are to regard as detestable.
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11 They will cross the sea of distress, striking the waves, and the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will pass away.
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9 And the LORD did as Moses asked, and the frogs died in the houses, the courtyards, and the fields.
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12 'I will dry up the streams of Egypt, sell the land into the hands of evil men, and desolate the land and everything in it by the hand of foreigners. I, the Lord, have spoken.'
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3 Therefore the land mourns, and all who live in it languish, along with the beasts of the field, the birds of the skies, and even the fish of the sea are taken away.
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14 Then I will let their waters settle and make their rivers flow like oil, declares the Lord GOD.
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24 Pharaoh said, "I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me."
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8 Shall not the land tremble on account of this, and all who live in it mourn? The whole land will rise like the Nile; it will be tossed about and then sink again like the Nile of Egypt.
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13 And I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt as I punished Jerusalem, with the sword, famine, and pestilence.
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4 The third angel poured out his bowl into the rivers and springs of water, and they became blood.
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4 Pharaoh will not listen to you, so I will stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring my armies—my people, the Israelites—out of the land of Egypt with great acts of judgment.