Isaiah 19:9

“And those who work combed flax will be ashamed, and the weavers of white cloth.”

Isaiah 19:9 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 19:9, word by word

And those who workעֹבְדֵיovde

work

To toil, till the land.

Where else “ovde” appears
combedשְׂרִיקוֹתserikot

combed (flax)

Combed, carded (flax).

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flaxפִשְׁתִּיםfishtim

linen, flax

Flax: the plant whose fibers are made into thread and cloth; linen.

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will be ashamedבֹשׁוּvoshu

be ashamed

To feel disgrace and distress over something bad one did or that befell him.

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and the weaversאֹרְגִיםorgim

weave; weaver

Weave; weaver.

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of white clothחוֹרָיchoray

white cloth

White cloth, white linen.

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The context

8And the fishermen will moan, and all who cast a hook in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread a net on the surface of the waters will languish.

9 · This verse (above)

10And its pillars will be crushed; all who work for wages will be grieved in soul.

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