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Isaiah 19:5 Cross-References

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And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

Isaiah 19:5 (KJV)

Commentary on Isaiah 19:5

'And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.' The Nile—Egypt's lifeblood—fails. Egypt's entire economy, agriculture, and civilization depended absolutely on the Nile's annual flood cycle. Without it, Egypt becomes uninhabitable desert. The 'sea' refers to the Nile Delta region and associated lakes. This judgment strikes Egypt's fundamental source of life and prosperity. God demonstrates sovereignty over nature itself—He who created the Nile can shut it off. This directly challenges Egyptian religion which deified the Nile (Hapi, the Nile god) and credite...

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