The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad the Egyptians could not drink water from it. There was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
Isaiah 19:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Then the fishermen will mourn. All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will give up. Dugang nga mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The fishermen will lament, and all who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn; and they who spread nets upon the waters will languish. American Standard Version (1901) And the fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish. Common English Bible Those who fish will lament; all who cast fishhooks in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the water will pine away. Catholic Public Domain Version And the fishermen will grieve. And all who cast a hook into the river will mourn. And those who cast a net upon the surface of its waters will languish. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The fishers also shall mourn, and all that cast a hook into the river shall lament: and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish away. |
The fish in the Nile died, and the river smelled so bad the Egyptians could not drink water from it. There was blood throughout the land of Egypt.
Fishermen will stand beside it from En-gedi to En-eglaim. These will become places where nets are spread out to dry. Their fish will consist of many different kinds, like the fish of the Mediterranean Sea.
The Chaldeans pull them all up with a hook, catch them in their dragnet, and gather them in their fishing net; that is why they are glad and rejoice.
Will they therefore empty their net and continually slaughter nations without mercy?
We remember the free fish we ate in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.
We played the flute for you, but you didn’t dance; we sang a lament, but you didn’t mourn!