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All who make wages <i>will be</i> troubled of soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And the pillars <i>of Egypt</i> will be crushed; All the hired laborers will be grieved in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />And the pillars of Egypt will be crushed; All the hired laborers will be grieved in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the pillars <i>of Egypt</i> will be crushed; All the hired laborers will be grieved in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And the pillars <i>of Egypt</i> will be crushed; All the hired laborers will be grieved in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />[Those who are] the pillars <i>and</i> foundations <i>of Egypt</i> will be crushed; And all those who work for wages will be grieved in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Egypt’s weavers will be dejected; all her wage earners will be demoralized.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Egypt&#8217s weavers will be dejected; all her wage earners will be demoralized. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the pillars of Egypt shall be broken in pieces; all they that work for hire shall be grieved in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Weavers will be confused; paid workers will cry and mourn. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And her pillars shall be broken in pieces, all they that work for hire shall be grieved in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Egypt's weavers will be crushed. Those who work for money will be distressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />weavers and skilled workers will be broken and depressed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Egypt's workers in cloth will be crushed, and all who work for wages will be sick at heart."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those who make cloth will be demoralized; all the hired workers will be depressed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And its foundations have been struck, "" All making wages [are] afflicted in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And its foundations have been smitten, All making wages are afflicted in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And her pillars were broken in pieces, and all making wages, sorrowful in soul.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And its watery places shall be dry, all they shall mourn that made pools to take fishes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And its irrigated places will begin to fail, with all those who make pools to take fish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The spinners shall be crushed, all the hired laborers shall be despondent. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Its weavers will be dismayed, and all who work for wages will be grieved.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And all those who make strong drink for the drinking of the people shall be humiliated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all who make liquor for a soul’s drinking shall be humiliated<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And her foundations shall be crushed, All they that make dams shall be grieved in soul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they that work at them shall be in pain, and all that make beer shall be grieved, and be pained in their souls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/19-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3915" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">An Oracle Concerning Egypt</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8356.htm" title="8356: šā·ṯō·ṯe·hā (N-mpc:: 3fs) -- Foundation, stay (of society). From shiyth; a basis, i.e. political or moral support.">The workers in cloth</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1792.htm" title="1792: mə·ḏuk·kā·’îm (V-Pual-Prtcpl-mp) -- To crush. A primitive root; to crumble; transitively, to bruise.">dejected,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7938.htm" title="7938: śe·ḵer (N-ms) -- Hire, wages. From sakar; wages.">the hired</a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: ‘ō·śê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">workers</a> <a href="/hebrew/99.htm" title="99: ’aḡ·mê- (N-mpc) -- Sad. Probably from the same as 'agam; figuratively, sad.">will be sick</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: nā·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense.">at heart.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-18.htm">Ezekiel 30:18</a></span><br />The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yoke of Egypt and her proud strength comes to an end. A cloud will cover her, and her daughters will go into captivity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-25.htm">Jeremiah 46:25</a></span><br />The LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Behold, I am about to punish Amon god of Thebes, along with Pharaoh, Egypt with her gods and kings, and those who trust in Pharaoh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Nahum 3:8-10</a></span><br />Are you better than Thebes, stationed by the Nile with water around her, whose rampart was the sea, whose wall was the water? / Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies. / Yet she became an exile; she went into captivity. Her infants were dashed to pieces at the head of every street. They cast lots for her dignitaries, and all her nobles were bound in chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Zechariah 10:11</a></span><br />They will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">Exodus 7:19-21</a></span><br />And the LORD said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Take your staff and stretch out your hand over the waters of Egypt—over their rivers and canals and ponds and all the reservoirs—that they may become blood.’ There will be blood throughout the land of Egypt, even in the vessels of wood and stone.” / Moses and Aaron did just as the LORD had commanded; in the presence of Pharaoh and his officials, Aaron raised the staff and struck the water of the Nile, and all the water was turned to blood. / The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water. And there was blood throughout the land of Egypt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/23-1.htm">Isaiah 23:1-4</a></span><br />This is the burden against Tyre: Wail, O ships of Tarshish, for Tyre is laid waste, without house or harbor. Word has reached them from the land of Cyprus. / Be silent, O dwellers of the coastland, you merchants of Sidon, whose traders have crossed the sea. / On the great waters came the grain of Shihor; the harvest of the Nile was the revenue of Tyre; she was the merchant of the nations. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/29-9.htm">Ezekiel 29:9-10</a></span><br />The land of Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because you said, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it,’ / therefore I am against you and against your rivers. I will turn the land of Egypt into a ruin, a desolate wasteland from Migdol to Syene, and as far as the border of Cush.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Jeremiah 51:36</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: “Behold, I will plead your case and take vengeance on your behalf; I will dry up her sea and make her springs run dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-11.htm">Revelation 18:11-17</a></span><br />And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo— / cargo of gold, silver, precious stones, and pearls; of fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet; of all kinds of citron wood and every article of ivory, precious wood, bronze, iron, and marble; / of cinnamon, spice, incense, myrrh, and frankincense; of wine, olive oil, fine flour, and wheat; of cattle, sheep, horses, and carriages; of bodies and souls of slaves. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-4.htm">Isaiah 24:4-5</a></span><br />The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away. / The earth is defiled by its people; they have transgressed the laws; they have overstepped the decrees and broken the everlasting covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Ezekiel 32:2-16</a></span><br />“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’ / This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will spread My net over you with a company of many peoples, and they will draw you up in My net. / I will abandon you on the land and hurl you into the open field. I will cause all the birds of the air to settle upon you, and all the beasts of the earth to eat their fill of you. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-15.htm">Isaiah 47:15</a></span><br />This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-38.htm">Jeremiah 50:38</a></span><br />A drought is upon her waters, and they will be dried up. For it is a land of graven images, and the people go mad over idols.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Revelation 18:22-23</a></span><br />And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again. / The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Isaiah 16:8-10</a></span><br />For the fields of Heshbon have withered, along with the grapevines of Sibmah. The rulers of the nations have trampled its choicest vines, which had reached as far as Jazer and spread toward the desert. Their shoots had spread out and passed over the sea. / So I weep with Jazer for the vines of Sibmah; I drench Heshbon and Elealeh with my tears. Triumphant shouts have fallen silent over your summer fruit and your harvest. / Joy and gladness are removed from the orchard; no one sings or shouts in the vineyards. No one tramples the grapes in the winepresses; I have put an end to the cheering.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.</p><p class="hdg">purposes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/7-19.htm">Exodus 7:19</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thine hand upon the waters of Egypt, upon their streams, upon their rivers, and upon their ponds, and upon all their pools of water, that they may become blood; and <i>that</i> there may be blood throughout all the land of Egypt, both in <i>vessels of</i> wood, and in <i>vessels of</i> stone.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/8-5.htm">Exodus 8:5</a></b></br> And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/11-10.htm">Deuteronomy 11:10</a></b></br> For the land, whither thou goest in to possess it, <i>is</i> not as the land of Egypt, from whence ye came out, where thou sowedst thy seed, and wateredst <i>it</i> with thy foot, as a garden of herbs:</p><p class="hdg">for fish.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-8.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Dams</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm">Dejected</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-7.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-2.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-14.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-10.htm">Laborers</a> <a href="/psalms/135-18.htm">Makers</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-4.htm">Making</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-8.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Ponds</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-18.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-25.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/4-12.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-6.htm">Wage</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-18.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm">Work</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm">Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/21-10.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm">Cloth</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-10.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/job/28-11.htm">Dams</a> <a href="/genesis/40-6.htm">Dejected</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-12.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Fish</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Foundations</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-6.htm">Grieved</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Hire</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Hired</a> <a href="/matthew/9-37.htm">Laborers</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-16.htm">Makers</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">Making</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-12.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-2.htm">Pillars</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Ponds</a> <a href="/isaiah/25-1.htm">Purposes</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Sad</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-24.htm">Sick</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-22.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-8.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-13.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Thread</a> <a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Twisted</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-7.htm">Wage</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-17.htm">Wages</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Work</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-2.htm">Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">The confusion of Egypt</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">The foolishness of their princes</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">The calling of Egypt into the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/19-23.htm">The covenant of Egypt, Assyria, and Israel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The dejection of these workers indicates a collapse or severe downturn in this sector, likely due to divine judgment. In biblical context, Egypt was known for its fine linen, a symbol of wealth and prosperity (<a href="/ezekiel/27-7.htm">Ezekiel 27:7</a>). The dejection of these workers signifies a broader economic and societal collapse. This can be seen as a fulfillment of prophecy where God judges nations for their idolatry and oppression (<a href="/isaiah/19.htm">Isaiah 19:1-4</a>). The dejection also symbolizes the futility of relying on material wealth and human industry apart from God.<p><b>and all the hired workers will be sick at heart</b><br>The phrase "hired workers" suggests a class of laborers dependent on daily wages, reflecting the socio-economic structure of ancient Egypt. Their being "sick at heart" indicates deep despair and hopelessness, likely due to the loss of employment and economic stability. This mirrors the broader theme of divine judgment leading to societal upheaval. In a spiritual sense, this can be seen as a warning against placing trust in human systems and economies rather than in God. The emotional state of being "sick at heart" also connects to the biblical theme of the heart as the center of human emotion and will, often used to describe spiritual desolation (<a href="/proverbs/13-12.htm">Proverbs 13:12</a>). This phrase underscores the comprehensive impact of God's judgment, affecting both the economy and the inner lives of individuals.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>The nation being addressed in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">Isaiah 19</a>, known for its historical significance and power in the ancient world. The prophecy speaks of its downfall and the resulting economic and social turmoil.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/workers_in_cloth.htm">Workers in Cloth</a></b><br>These individuals represent a specific trade within Egypt, highlighting the economic impact of the prophecy. The cloth industry was significant in ancient Egypt, symbolizing broader economic distress.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/hired_workers.htm">Hired Workers</a></b><br>This term refers to laborers who depend on their wages for survival. Their despair signifies the widespread economic collapse affecting all levels of society.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers this message from God. His role is to convey God's judgment and the consequences of turning away from Him.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The overarching event in this chapter, where God pronounces judgment on Egypt for its idolatry and pride, leading to societal and economic upheaval.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god,_not_economy.htm">Dependence on God, Not Economy</a></b><br>Economic stability is fragile and can be disrupted by divine intervention. Believers should place their trust in God rather than in material wealth or economic systems.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a></b><br>Just as Egypt faced judgment for its idolatry, individuals and nations today must be wary of placing anything above God. Idolatry leads to spiritual and often material ruin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of the rise and fall of nations. This should encourage believers to pray for their countries and leaders, seeking God's guidance and mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/empathy_for_the_disheartened.htm">Empathy for the Disheartened</a></b><br>The plight of the workers in cloth and hired workers calls for compassion and action towards those suffering economic hardship. Christians are called to support and uplift those in need.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecy serves as a warning and a call to repentance. Believers should heed prophetic messages in Scripture, allowing them to guide their lives and decisions.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_nudity_allowed_in_heaven.htm">Is nudity allowed in heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_lev._22_10_conflict_with_inclusivity.htm">In Leviticus 22:10, does the exclusion of non-priests from eating sacred offerings conflict with later biblical themes of inclusivity?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_equal_pay_for_latecomers_in_matthew_20.htm">Matthew 20:1-16 - If God is perfectly just, why would He reward latecomers the same as those who worked all day?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/isaiah_58_3_-_why_does_god_ignore_fasting.htm">Isaiah 58:3 - How can the text claim that God observes fasting yet offers no response, contradicting the idea of a loving deity who always hears sincere prayer?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">the pillars thereof </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the props and columns of the state) <span class= "ital">shall be broken in pieces, and all those who work for wages </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>the great masses of the people) <span class= "ital">shall be troubled in mind. </span>The word translated "purposes," occurs in the sense here given in <a href="/psalms/11-3.htm" title="If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?">Psalm 11:3</a>, and is there translated "foundations." (Compare the like figure in <a href="/ezekiel/30-4.htm" title="And the sword shall come on Egypt, and great pain shall be in Ethiopia, when the slain shall fall in Egypt, and they shall take away her multitude, and her foundations shall be broken down.">Ezekiel 30:4</a>; <a href="/galatians/2-9.htm" title="And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go to the heathen, and they to the circumcision.">Galatians 2:9</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof</span>; rather, <span class="accented">and the foundations thereof shall be broken</span>, or <span class="accented">crushed to pieces</span> (Kay). The rich and noble, the foundations of the fabric of society, seem to be meant. <span class="cmt_word">All that make sluices</span>, etc. Translate, <span class="accented">all that work for hire</span> (comp. <a href="/proverbs/11-18.htm">Proverbs 11:18</a>) <span class="accented">shall be grieved in soul</span>. The meaning is that all <span class="accented">classes</span>, from the highest to the lowest, shall suffer affliction (so Lowth, Gesenius, Knobel, Kay, Cheyne). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/19-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The workers in cloth</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁתֹתֶ֖יהָ</span> <span class="translit">(šā·ṯō·ṯe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8356.htm">Strong's 8356: </a> </span><span class="str2">A basis, political, moral support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">dejected,</span><br /><span class="heb">מְדֻכָּאִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(mə·ḏuk·kā·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1792.htm">Strong's 1792: </a> </span><span class="str2">To crumble, to bruise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wage</span><br /><span class="heb">שֶׂ֖כֶר</span> <span class="translit">(śe·ḵer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7938.htm">Strong's 7938: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hire, wages</span><br /><br /><span class="word">earners</span><br /><span class="heb">עֹ֥שֵׂי</span> <span class="translit">(‘ō·śê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be sick</span><br /><span class="heb">אַגְמֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(’aḡ·mê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_99.htm">Strong's 99: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at heart.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָֽפֶשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·p̄eš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5315.htm">Strong's 5315: </a> </span><span class="str2">A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/19-10.htm">Isaiah 19:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/19-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 19:10 The pillars will be broken in pieces (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/19-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 19:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 19:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>