The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river,
and all the cultivated areas of the Nile
will wither, blow away, and vanish.
Then the fishermen will mourn.
All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament,
and those who spread nets on the water will give up.
Those who work with flax will be dismayed;(A)
those combing it and weaving linen will turn pale.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 19:9 DSS, Tg; MT reads weavers of white cloth

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