New American Standard Bible 1995

Back to Reader

Isaiah

Note Journal Prayer

19

:

6

“

The canals will emit a stench, The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up; The reeds and rushes will rot away.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
The canals a stream, river Noun H5104 נְהָרֹ֔ות ne·ha·ro·vt,
will emit a stench, to stink, emit a stench Verb H2186 וְהֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ ve·he·'ez·ni·chu
The streams stream (of the Nile), stream, canal Noun H2975 יְאֹרֵ֣י ye·'o·rei
of Egypt a country S.W. of the Red Sea Noun H4693 מָצֹ֑ור ma·tzo·vr;
Analysis:

Egypt is often associated with the secular world. We become enslaved to our worldly desires, such as job, money, cars. In other words the world or (Egypt) looks good and very tempting until we get so wrapped up in it that we become a slave to it.

Read more about: Egypt
will thin to hang, be low, languish Verb H1809 דָּלֲל֥וּ da·la·lu
out and dry to be dry or dried up Verb H2717 וְחָרְב֖וּ ve·cha·re·vu
up; The reeds a stalk, reed Noun H7070 קָנֶ֥ה ka·neh
and rushes reeds, rushes Noun H5488 וָס֖וּף va·suf
will rot away. to be decayed Verb H7060 קָמֵֽלוּ׃ ka·me·lu.

Parallel Verses

Removed text
Added text
New American Standard Bible 1995 The canals will emit a stench, The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up; The reeds and rushes will rot away.
King James Bible The canals will emit a stench, The streams of Egypt will thin out And they shall turn the rivers far away; and dry up; The the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and rushes will rot away.flags shall wither.
Hebrew Greek English The canals will emit a stench, The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up; The reeds and rushes will rot away.