Isaiah

Isaiah 19:5–9

⁵The waters of the Nile will dry up,

and the riverbed will be parched and empty.

⁶The canals will stink;

the streams of Egypt will trickle and dry up;

the reeds and rushes will wither.

⁷The bulrushes by the Nile,

by the mouth of the river,

and all the fields sown along the Nile,

will wither, blow away, and be no more.

⁸Then the fishermen will mourn,

all who cast a hook into the Nile will lament,

and those who spread nets on the waters will pine away.

⁹The workers in flax will be dismayed,

and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The waters	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the	מֵֽהַיָּ֑ם	mê·hay·yām	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea
will dry up	וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃	wə·yā·ḇêš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
and the riverbed	וְנָהָ֖ר	wə·nā·hār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5104 stream, river
will be parched	יֶחֱרַ֥ב	ye·ḥĕ·raḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2717 be dry, dried up
and empty	וְנִשְּׁתוּ־	wə·niš·šə·ṯū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H5405 be dry, parched

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The canals	נְהָר֔וֹת	nə·hā·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H5104 stream, river
will stink	וְהֶאֶזְנִ֣יחוּ	wə·he·’ez·nî·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2186 reject, spurn
the streams	יְאֹרֵ֣י	yə·’ō·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H2975 stream
of Egypt	מָצ֑וֹר	mā·ṣō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4693 siege-enclosure, siege, entrenchment
will trickle	דָּלֲל֥וּ	dā·lă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1809 hang, be low, languish
and dry up	וְחָרְב֖וּ	wə·ḥā·rə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H2717 be dry, dried up
the reeds	קָנֶ֥ה	qā·neh	Noun - masculine singular	H7070 stalk, reed
and rushes	וָס֖וּף	wā·sūp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H5488 reeds, rushes
will wither	קָמֵֽלוּ׃	qā·mê·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7060 be decayed

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The bulrushes	עָר֥וֹת	‘ā·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H6169 naked
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Nile	יְא֖וֹר	yə·’ō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
by	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the mouth	פִּ֣י	pî	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6310 mouth
of the river	יְא֑וֹר	yə·’ō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
and all	וְכֹל֙	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the fields sown	מִזְרַ֣ע	miz·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4218 place of sowing, seed-land
along the Nile	יְא֔וֹר	yə·’ō·wr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
will wither	יִיבַ֥שׁ	yî·ḇaš	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3001 be dry, dried up, withered
blow away	נִדַּ֖ף	nid·dap̄	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5086 drive, drive asunder
and be no	וְאֵינֶֽנּוּ׃	wə·’ê·nen·nū	Conjunctive waw; Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the fishermen	הַדַּיָּגִ֔ים	had·day·yā·ḡîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1771 fisher, fisherman
will mourn	וְאָנוּ֙	wə·’ā·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H578 mourn
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who cast	מַשְׁלִיכֵ֥י	maš·lî·ḵê	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural construct	H7993 throw, fling, cast
a hook	חַכָּ֑ה	ḥak·kāh	Noun - feminine singular	H2443 hook
into the Nile	בַיְא֖וֹר	ḇay·’ō·wr	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2975 stream
will lament	וְאָ֣בְל֔וּ	wə·’ā·ḇə·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H56 mourn
and those who spread	וּפֹרְשֵׂ֥י	ū·p̄ō·rə·śê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6566 spread out, spread
nets	מִכְמֹ֛רֶת	miḵ·mō·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H4365 net, fishing-net
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	מַ֖יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
will pine away	אֻמְלָֽלוּ׃	’um·lā·lū	Verb - Pual - Perfect - third person common plural	H535 be weak, languish

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The workers	עֹבְדֵ֥י	‘ō·ḇə·ḏê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H5647 work, serve
in flax	פִשְׁתִּ֖ים	p̄iš·tîm	Noun - feminine plural	H6593 linen, carded
will be dismayed	וּבֹ֛שׁוּ	ū·ḇō·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H954 be ashamed
and the weavers	וְאֹרְגִ֖ים	wə·’ō·rə·ḡîm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H707 weave
of fine linen	שְׂרִיק֑וֹת	śə·rî·qō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8305 hetchelling, tow, linen
will turn pale	חוֹרָֽי׃	ḥō·w·rāy	Noun - masculine singular	H2355 white stuff