Isaiah 19:15

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And there is no work to Egypt, That head or tail, branch or reed, may do.

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  • Isa 9:14-15 : 14 And Jehovah cutteth off from Israel head and tail, Branch and reed -- the same day, 15 Elder, and accepted of face, he `is' the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he `is' the tail.
  • Hab 3:17 : 17 Though the fig-tree doth not flourish, And there is no produce among vines, Failed hath the work of the olive, And fields have not yielded food, Cut off from the fold hath been the flock, And there is no herd in the stalls.
  • Hag 1:11 : 11 And I proclaim draught on the land, And on the mountains, and on the corn, And on the new wine, and on the oil, And on what the ground doth bring forth, And on man, and on beast, And on all labour of the hands.'
  • 1 Thess 4:11-12 : 11 and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you, 12 that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.
  • Ps 128:2 : 2 The labour of thy hands thou surely eatest, Happy `art' thou, and good `is' to thee.
  • Prov 14:23 : 23 In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Isa 19:13-14
    2 verses
    79%

    13Foolish have been princes of Zoan, Lifted up have been princes of Noph, And they have caused Egypt to err, The chief of her tribes.

    14Jehovah hath mingled in her midst A spirit of perverseness, And they have caused Egypt to err in all its work, As a drunkard erreth in his vomit.

  • Isa 19:16-19
    4 verses
    78%

    16In that day is Egypt like women, And it hath mourned, and been afraid, Because of the waving of the hand of Jehovah of Hosts, That He is waving over it.

    17And the land of Judah hath been to Egypt for a cause of staggering, Every one who doth mention it, for himself feareth, Because of the counsel of Jehovah of Hosts, That He is counselling against it.

    18In that day there are five cities in the land of Egypt, Speaking the lip of Canaan, And swearing to Jehovah of Hosts, `The city of destruction,' is said of one.

    19In that day there is an altar to Jehovah In the midst of the land of Egypt, And a standing pillar near its border to Jehovah,

  • Isa 9:14-15
    2 verses
    75%

    14And Jehovah cutteth off from Israel head and tail, Branch and reed -- the same day,

    15Elder, and accepted of face, he `is' the head, Prophet, teacher of falsehood, he `is' the tail.

  • Ezek 29:6
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    6And known have all inhabitants of Egypt That I `am' Jehovah, Because of their being a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

  • Isa 19:1-7
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    73%

    1The burden of Egypt. Lo, Jehovah is riding on a swift thick cloud, And He hath entered Egypt, And moved have been the idols of Egypt at His presence, And the heart of Egypt melteth in its midst.

    2And I armed Egyptians against Egyptians, And they fought, each against his brother, And each against his neighbour, City against city, kingdom against kingdom.

    3And emptied out hath been in its midst the spirit of Egypt. And its counsel I swallow up, And they have sought unto the idols, And unto the charmers, And unto those having familiar spirits, And unto the wizards.

    4And I have delivered the Egyptians Into the hand of a hard lord, And a strong king doth rule over them, An affirmation of the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts.

    5And failed have waters from the sea, And a river is wasted and dried up.

    6And they have turned away the flowings, Weak and dried up have been brooks of the bulwark, Reed and flag have withered.

    7Exposed 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.

  • Isa 11:15
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    15And Jehovah hath devoted to destruction The tongue of the sea of Egypt, And hath waved His hand over the river, In the terror of his wind, And hath smitten it at the seven streams, And hath caused `men' to tread `it' with shoes.

  • Isa 30:7
    72%

    7Yea, Egyptians `are' vanity, and in vain do help, Therefore I have cried concerning this: `Their strength `is' to sit still.'

  • Ezek 29:9-12
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    72%

    9And the land of Egypt hath been for a desolation and a waste, And they have known that I `am' Jehovah. Because he said: The flood `is' mine, and I made `it'.

    10Therefore, lo, I `am' against thee, and against thy floods, And have given the land of Egypt for wastes, A waste, a desolation, from Migdol to Syene, And unto the border of Cush.

    11Not pass over into it doth a foot of man, Yea, the foot of beast doth not pass into it, Nor is it inhabited forty years.

    12And I have made the land of Egypt a desolation, In the midst of desolate lands, And its cities, in the midst of waste cities, Are a desolation forty years, And I have scattered the Egyptians among nations, And I have dispersed them through lands.

  • Ezek 30:13
    71%

    13Thus said the Lord Jehovah: And -- I have destroyed idols, And caused vain things to cease from Noph, And a prince of the land of Egypt there is no more, And I give fear in the land of Egypt.

  • Zech 10:11
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    11And He hath passed over through the sea, And hath pressed and smitten billows in the sea, And dried up have been all depths of a flood, And brought down hath been the excellency of Asshur, And the rod of Egypt doth turn aside.

  • Isa 19:23
    71%

    23In that day is a highway out of Egypt to Asshur, And come in have the Assyrians to Egypt, And the Egyptians into Asshur, And the Egyptians have served with the Assyrians.

  • Isa 19:10
    70%

    10And its foundations have been smitten, All making wages `are' afflicted in soul.

  • Isa 27:12
    70%

    12And it hath come to pass, in that day, Beat out doth Jehovah from the branch of the river, Unto the stream of Egypt, And ye are gathered one by one, O sons of Israel.

  • Isa 30:2-3
    2 verses
    70%

    2Who are walking to go down to Egypt, And My mouth have not asked, To be strong in the strength of Pharaoh, And to trust in the shadow of Egypt.

    3And the strength of Pharaoh Hath been to you for shame, And the trust in the shadow of Egypt confusion,

  • Jer 42:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17`Thus are all the men who have set their faces to enter Egypt to sojourn there; they die -- by sword, by hunger, and by pestilence, and there is not to them a remnant and an escaped one, because of the evil that I am bringing in upon them;

    18for thus said Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel: As poured out hath been Mine anger and My fury on the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so poured out is My fury upon you in your entering Egypt, and ye have been for an execration, and for an astonishment, and for a reviling, and for a reproach, and ye do not see any more this place.

  • 2 Kgs 18:21
    70%

    21`Now, lo, thou hast trusted for thee on the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; which a man leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it! -- so `is' Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.

  • Ezek 32:15
    69%

    15In My making the land of Egypt a desolation, And desolated hath been the land of its fulness, In My smiting all the inhabitants in it, And they have known that I `am' Jehovah.

  • Ezek 30:10
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    10Thus said the Lord Jehovah: I have caused the multitude of Egypt to cease, By the hand of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,

  • Isa 36:6
    69%

    6`Lo, thou hast trusted on the staff of this broken reed -- on Egypt -- which a man leaneth on, and it hath gone into his hand, and pierced it -- so `is' Pharaoh king of Egypt to all those trusting on him.

  • Exod 5:11-12
    2 verses
    69%

    11ye -- go ye, take for yourselves straw where ye find `it', for there is nothing of your service diminished.'

    12And the people is scattered over all the land of Egypt, to gather stubble for straw,

  • Isa 31:3
    69%

    3And the Egyptians `are men', and not God, And their horses `are' flesh, and not spirit, And Jehovah stretcheth out His hand, And stumbled hath the helper, And fallen hath the helped one, And together all of them are consumed.

  • Jer 46:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    19Goods for removal make for thee, O inhabitant, daughter of Egypt, For Noph becometh a desolation, And hath been burnt up, without inhabitant.

    20A heifer very fair `is' Egypt, Rending from the north doth come into her.

  • Ezek 30:18-19
    2 verses
    69%

    18And in Tehaphnehes hath the day been dark, In My breaking there the yokes of Egypt, And ceased in her hath the excellency of her strength, She -- a cloud doth cover her, And her daughters into captivity do go.

    19And I have done judgments in Egypt, And they have known that I `am' Jehovah.'

  • Ezek 30:4
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    4And come in hath a sword to Egypt, And there hath been great pain in Cush, In the falling of the wounded in Egypt, And they have taken its store, And broken down have been its foundations.

  • Ezek 17:17
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    17And not with a great force, and with a numerous assembly, Doth Pharaoh maintain him in battle, By pouring out a mount, and in building a fortification, To cut off many souls.

  • Isa 19:25
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    25In that Jehovah of Hosts did bless it, saying, `Blessed `is' My people -- Egypt, And the work of My hands -- Asshur, And Mine inheritance -- Israel!'

  • Jer 46:8
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    8Egypt, as a flood cometh up, And as rivers the waters shake themselves. And he saith, I go up; I cover the land, I destroy the city and the inhabitants in it.

  • Ezek 29:14
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    14And I have turned back `to' the captivity of Egypt, And I have brought them back `To' the land of Pathros, to the land of their birth, And they have been there a low kingdom.

  • Ezek 30:22
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    22Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Lo, I `am' against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, And I have broken his arms, The strong one and the broken one, And have caused the sword to fall out of his hand,

  • Ezek 30:16
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    16And I have given fire against Egypt, Greatly pained is Sin, and No is to be rent, And Noph hath daily distresses.

  • Zech 14:19
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    19This is the punishment of the sin of Egypt, And the punishment of the sin of all the nations, That go not up to celebrate the feast of booths.