Isaiah 19:6
“And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And they shall turn the rivers far away,.... The river Nile, called "rivers", the plural for the singular, because of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And they shall turn the rivers far away - (האזיּחוּ he'ezenı̂ychû), probably from זנח zânach, “to have an offensive…
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
The verse reads: And the streams shall stink, the canals of Egypt shall become feeble and dry up, &c. The word for…
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