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The riverbed will be parched and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/19.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And the waters of the sea will be dried up, and the river will be dry and parched,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The waters will fail from the sea, And the river will be wasted and dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And the waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The water of the sea will dry up, and the river will be parched and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The waters of the sea will dry up, and the river will be parched and dry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The Nile River will dry up and become parched land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The water in the Nile River will be dried up, and the river will be dry and empty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The water will be low in the Nile, and the river will gradually dry up. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"The water sources of the Nile will be dried up, and the river will become dry and parched.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The waters of the Nile will dry up, and the riverbed will be parched and empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The water of the sea will be dried up, and the river will dry up and be empty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The waters will fail from the sea, and the river will be wasted and become dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the rivers shall be wasted and dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The waters will fail from the sea, and the river will be wasted and become dry. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And waters have failed from the sea, "" And a river is desolated and dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And failed have waters from the sea, And a river is wasted and dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the water failed from the sea, and the river will waste and dry up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the water of the sea shall be dried up, and the river shall be wasted and dry. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And the waters of the sea will dry up, and the river will be desolate and dry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The waters shall be drained from the sea, the river shall parch and dry up; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The waters of the Nile will be dried up, and the river will be parched and dry;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall cut off the water from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall cut off the waters from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and shall dry up<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the waters shall fail from the sea, And the river shall be drained dry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And the Egyptians shall drink the water that is by the sea, but the river shall fail, and be dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/19-5.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=3872" 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">4</span>I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: ma·yim (N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">The waters</a> <a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="3220: mê·hay·yām (Prep-m, Art:: N-ms) -- A sea or large body of water; specifically, the Mediterranean Sea; sometimes a large river.">of the Nile</a> <a href="/hebrew/3001.htm" title="3001: wə·yā·ḇêš (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To be dry, dried up, or withered. A primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also to dry up or wither.">will dry up,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5104.htm" title="5104: wə·nā·hār (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- A stream, river. From nahar; a stream; figuratively, prosperity.">and the riverbed</a> <a href="/hebrew/2717.htm" title="2717: ye·ḥĕ·raḇ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill. Or chareb; a primitive root; to parch i.e. to desolate, destroy, kill.">will be parched</a> <a href="/hebrew/5405.htm" title="5405: wə·niš·šə·ṯū- (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To be dry or parched. A primitive root; properly, to eliminate, i.e. to dry up.">and empty.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>The canals will stink; the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up; the reeds and rushes will wither.…<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="/exodus/7-18.htm">Exodus 7:18-21</a></span><br />The fish in the Nile will die, the river will stink, and the Egyptians will be unable to drink its water.’” / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Ezekiel 30:12</a></span><br />I will make the streams dry up and sell the land to the wicked. By the hands of foreigners I will bring desolation upon the land and everything in it. I, the LORD, have spoken.<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="/revelation/16-12.htm">Revelation 16:12</a></span><br />And the sixth angel poured out his bowl on the great river Euphrates, and its water was dried up to prepare the way for the kings of the East.<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="/nahum/1-4.htm">Nahum 1:4</a></span><br />He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-15.htm">Psalm 74:15</a></span><br />You broke open the fountain and the flood; You dried up the ever-flowing rivers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/14-11.htm">Job 14:11</a></span><br />As water disappears from the sea and a river becomes parched and dry,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/50-2.htm">Isaiah 50:2</a></span><br />Why was no one there when I arrived? Why did no one answer when I called? Is My hand too short to redeem you? Or do I lack the strength to deliver you? Behold, My rebuke dries up the sea; I turn the rivers into a desert; the fish rot for lack of water and die of thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Isaiah 42:15</a></span><br />I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-27.htm">Isaiah 44:27</a></span><br />who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/8-10.htm">Revelation 8:10-11</a></span><br />Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. / The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters turned bitter like wormwood oil, and many people died from the bitter waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-6.htm">Revelation 11:6</a></span><br />These witnesses have power to shut the sky so that no rain will fall during the days of their prophecy, and power to turn the waters into blood and to strike the earth with every kind of plague as often as they wish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/14-21.htm">Exodus 14:21</a></span><br />Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and all that night the LORD drove back the sea with a strong east wind that turned it into dry land. So the waters were divided,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/3-13.htm">Joshua 3:13-17</a></span><br />When the feet of the priests who carry the ark of the LORD—the Lord of all the earth—touch down in the waters of the Jordan, its flowing waters will be cut off and will stand up in a heap.” / So when the people broke camp to cross the Jordan, the priests carried the ark of the covenant ahead of them. / Now the Jordan overflows its banks throughout the harvest season. But as soon as the priests carrying the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge, ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-36.htm">Jeremiah 51:36</a></b></br> Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/30-12.htm">Ezekiel 30:12</a></b></br> And I will make the rivers dry, and sell the land into the hand of the wicked: and I will make the land waste, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I the LORD have spoken <i>it</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/10-11.htm">Zechariah 10:11</a></b></br> And he shall pass through the sea with affliction, and shall smite the waves in the sea, and all the deeps of the river shall dry up: and the pride of Assyria shall be brought down, and the sceptre of Egypt shall depart away.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/18-5.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/73-10.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/exodus/17-5.htm">Nile</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-13.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-15.htm">River</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Riverbed</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-7.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-2.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-9.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-12.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/isaiah/18-2.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/22-16.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Drained</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Dried</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-14.htm">Failed</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Nile</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">Parched</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-7.htm">River</a> <a href="/job/14-11.htm">Riverbed</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Rivers</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-6.htm">Sea</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-1.htm">Waste</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Waters</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The waters of the Nile will dry up</b><br>This phrase signifies a divine judgment upon Egypt, as the Nile River was the lifeblood of the nation, essential for agriculture, transportation, and daily sustenance. Historically, the Nile's annual flooding deposited fertile silt on the land, making Egypt one of the most agriculturally productive regions in the ancient world. The drying up of the Nile would symbolize a catastrophic event leading to economic and social collapse. Biblically, this can be seen as a fulfillment of God's judgment against nations that opposed His people, similar to the plagues in Exodus. Theologically, it underscores God's sovereignty over creation and His ability to control natural elements to fulfill His purposes.<p><b>and the riverbed will be parched and empty</b><br>This imagery of a parched and empty riverbed emphasizes the severity of the judgment. In the ancient Near East, water was a symbol of life and prosperity, and its absence would lead to desolation and death. The drying of the riverbed could also be seen as a metaphor for spiritual barrenness, reflecting a nation devoid of divine blessing. This connects to other scriptural themes where God uses drought as a form of judgment, such as in the time of Elijah (1 Kings 17). It also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and renewal of creation, where physical and spiritual restoration will occur through Christ, who offers living water (<a href="/john/4-10.htm">John 4:10-14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied during the reigns of several kings of Judah and is known for his messages of both judgment and hope.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a></b><br>A significant nation in biblical history, often seen as a symbol of worldly power and idolatry. In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">Isaiah 19</a>, Egypt is the subject of a prophecy concerning its future downfall and eventual redemption.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_nile_river.htm">The Nile River</a></b><br>The Nile is the longest river in the world and was the lifeblood of ancient Egypt, providing water, transportation, and fertile soil. Its drying up symbolizes a catastrophic event for Egypt.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophecy_of_judgment.htm">Prophecy of Judgment</a></b><br>Isaiah 19 contains a prophecy of judgment against Egypt, indicating a time when its resources and power will be diminished.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/divine_intervention.htm">Divine Intervention</a></b><br>The drying up of the Nile is an act of divine intervention, demonstrating God's sovereignty over nature and nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nature</a></b><br>The drying up of the Nile illustrates God's control over creation. Believers can trust in God's power to intervene in the natural world according to His purposes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/judgment_as_a_call_to_repentance.htm">Judgment as a Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The prophecy serves as a warning to Egypt and a call to repentance. Similarly, God's judgments today are opportunities for individuals and nations to turn back to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god,_not_resources.htm">Dependence on God, Not Resources</a></b><br>Egypt's reliance on the Nile highlights the danger of depending on worldly resources. Christians are reminded to place their trust in God rather than material wealth or natural resources.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_beyond_judgment.htm">Hope Beyond Judgment</a></b><br>While <a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">Isaiah 19</a> begins with judgment, it ends with a vision of Egypt's redemption. This teaches that God's ultimate desire is restoration and reconciliation.<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/evidence_of_nile_drying_as_in_isaiah_19_5-7.htm">In Isaiah 19:5–7, is there any historical or scientific evidence of the Nile drying up to the extent described? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_joshua_in_zechariah.htm">Who is Joshua the High Priest in Zechariah?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_job_6_15-17's_stream_imagery_factual.htm">In Job 6:15–17, is the depiction of streams that vanish into heat historically or archaeologically supported in the relevant region? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_of_god's_protection_in_isaiah_31_5.htm">In Isaiah 31:5, the idea of God defending Jerusalem 'like birds hovering' seems miraculous--where is the historical or archaeological proof that such protection ever occurred?</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>(5) <span class= "bld">The waters shall fail from the sea.</span>--The "sea," like the river, is, of course, the Nile (Homer calls it <span class= "ital">Oceanus</span>)<span class= "ital">, </span>or, possibly, indicates specially the Pelusiac branch of the river. So the White and Blue Niles are respectively the White and Blue Seas (<span class= "ital">Bahr</span>)<span class= "ital">. </span>The words that follow seem to describe partly the result of the failure of the annual rising of the Nile, partly of the neglect of the appliances of irrigation caused by the anarchy implied in <a href="/isaiah/19-2.htm" title="And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.">Isaiah 19:2</a> (Herod. ii. 137).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The waters shall fail from the sea</span>. By "the sea" it is generally allowed that the Nile must be meant, as in <a href="/isaiah/18-2.htm">Isaiah 18:2</a> and <a href="/nahum/3-8.htm">Nahum 3:8</a>. The failure might be caused by deficient rains in Abyssinia and Equatorial Africa, producing an insufficient inundation. It might be aggravated by the neglect of dykes and canals, which would be the natural consequence of civil disorders (see Canon Cook's 'Inscription of Piankhi,' p. 14). <span class="cmt_word">Wasted and dried up</span>; rather, <span class="accented">parched and dried up</span>. Allowance must be made for Oriental hyperbole. The meaning is only that there shall be a great deficiency in the water supply. Such a deficiency has often been the cause of terrible famines in Egypt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/19-5.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 waters</span><br /><span class="heb">מַ֖יִם</span> <span class="translit">(ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the [Nile]</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵֽהַיָּ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·hay·yām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm">Strong's 3220: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sea, the Mediterranean Sea, large river, an artifical basin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will dry up,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yā·ḇêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5405.htm">Strong's 5405: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eliminate, to dry up</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the riverbed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנָהָ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5104.htm">Strong's 5104: </a> </span><span class="str2">A stream, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be parched</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶחֱרַ֥ב</span> <span class="translit">(ye·ḥĕ·raḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2717.htm">Strong's 2717: </a> </span><span class="str2">To parch, to desolate, destroy, kill</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and empty.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנִשְּׁתוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·niš·šə·ṯū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3001.htm">Strong's 3001: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be ashamed, confused, disappointed, to dry up, wither</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/19-5.htm">Isaiah 19:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/19-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 19:5 The waters will fail from the sea (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 19:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 19:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:6" /></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>