Isaiah 19:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.”

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BSBPD

“The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Moreover they that work in combed flax, and they that weave white cloth, shall be confounded.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And ashamed have been makers of fine flax, And weavers of net-works.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 19:9 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 1 Kings 10:28Solomon’s horses were imported from Egypt and Kue; the royal merchants purchased them from Kue.
  2. 1 Chronicles 4:21The sons of Shelah son of Judah:
  3. Proverbs 7:16I have decked my bed with coverings, with colored linen from Egypt.
  4. Ezekiel 27:7Of embroidered fine linen from Egypt they made your sail, which served as your banner. Of blue and purple from the coasts of Elishah they made your awning.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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