Isaiah 19:15

New American Bible - revised edition

Egypt shall accomplish nothing— neither head nor tail, palm branch nor reed, shall accomplish anything.

Cross References

Psalm 128:2

What your hands provide you will enjoy; you will be blessed and prosper:

Proverbs 14:23

In all labor there is profit, but mere talk tends only to loss.

Isaiah 9:13

So the Lord cuts off from Israel head and tail, palm branch and reed in one day.

Habakkuk 3:17

For though the fig tree does not blossom, and no fruit appears on the vine, Though the yield of the olive fails and the terraces produce no nourishment, Though the flocks disappear from the fold and there is no herd in the stalls,

Haggai 1:11

And I have proclaimed a devastating heat upon the land and upon the mountains, Upon the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil, upon all that the ground brings forth; Upon human being and beast alike, and upon all they produce. Response of Leaders and People.