Isaiah

Isaiah 19:8

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.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.