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.
KJV
Et deficient flumina, attenuabuntur et siccabuntur rivi aggerum, calamus et juncus marcescet.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐκλείψουσιν οἱ ποταμοὶ καὶ αἱ διώρυχες τοῦ ποταμοῦ, καὶ ξηρανθήσεται πᾶσα συναγωγὴ ὕδατος καὶ ἐν παντὶ ἕλει καλάμου καὶ παπύρου,
LXX
And the rivers shall become foul; the streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither away.
ASV
וְ/הֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ נְהָר֔וֹת דָּלֲל֥וּ וְ/חָרְב֖וּ יְאֹרֵ֣י מָצ֑וֹר קָנֶ֥ה וָ/ס֖וּף קָמֵֽלוּ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- Isa 37:25 — I have digged, and drunk water; and with the sole of my feet have I dried up all the rivers of the besieged places.