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And the watersוְ מַיִםof the seaמֵהַיָּםwill fail,נִשְּׁתוּand the riverוְנָהָרwill be parchedיֶחֱרַבand dry up.וְיָבֵשׁ
Isaiah 19:5
Study it in the app“And the waters of the sea will fail, and the river will be parched and dry up.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 19:5, word by word
- And the watersמַיִםmayim
water
Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.
Where else “mayim” appears- of the seaיָּםyam
sea
The sea, or a large lake.
Where else “yam” appears- will failנִשְּׁתוּnishtu
dry up
To lose water or moisture and become parched or withered.
Where else “nishtu” appears- and the riverנָהָרnahar
river
River, stream; above all the Euphrates ("the River") or the Nile.
Where else “nahar” appears- will be parchedיֶחֱרַבyecherav
dry up
To be left without water, a river, a sea or a spring.
Where else “yecherav” appears- and dry upיָבֵשׁyavesh
dry up, fail
To dry up; to fail, to be lacking.
Where else “yavesh” appears
The context
4And I will hand over Egypt into the hand of a hard master, and a strong king will rule over them, declares the Lord, YHWH Tsevaot.
5 · This verse (above)
6And the rivers will stink; the canals of Egypt will dwindle and dry up; reed and rush will wither.