Isaiah 19:4-6
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
4 I will deliver Egypt
into the power of a cruel master,
A harsh king[a] who shall rule over them—
oracle of the Lord, the Lord of hosts.(A)
5 The waters shall be drained from the sea,
the river shall parch and dry up;(B)
6 Its streams shall become foul,
and the canals of Egypt shall dwindle and parch.(C)
Reeds and rushes shall wither away,
Footnotes
- 19:4 Cruel master…harsh king: possibly the Nubian (Ethiopian) Shabaka who gained control of all of Egypt around 712 B.C.
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