Isaiah 19:8
“The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
The fishers also shall mourn,.... Because there will be no fish to catch, the waters of the river being dried up, and so…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The fishers also - In this verse, and the two following, the prophet describes the calamities that would come upon…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Isaiah 19:1-17
Though the land of Egypt had of old been a house of bondage to the people of God, where they had been ruled with rigour,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Fishing, one of the staple industries of Egypt, is first mentioned, as that most immediately affected (cf. Exo 7:21).…
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