Isaiah 19:4-6

Contemporary English Version

⁴ I will put the Egyptians
under the power of a cruel,
    heartless king.
I, the Lord All-Powerful,
    have promised this.”

⁵ The Nile River will dry up
    and become parched land.
⁶ Its streams will stink,
    Egypt will have no water,
and the reeds and tall grass
    will dry up.