Isaiah 19:7

Contemporary English Version 1995

Fields along the Nile will be completely barren; every plant will disappear.

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Then she was planted in a hot, dry desert,

There has been no rain, and farmers feel sick as they watch cracks appear in the dry ground.

You will have God's blessing, as you plant your crops beside streams, while your donkeys and cattle roam freely about.

Your merchants sailed the seas, making you wealthy by trading with nation after nation. They brought back grain that grew along the Nile.

Suddenly, seven fat, healthy cows came up from the river and started eating grass along the bank.

People of Tyre, your harbor is destroyed! You will have to become farmers just like the Egyptians.