6 The rivers will stink;the streams will shrink and dry;reeds and rushes will decay.
7 Grass around the Nile, the grass at the mouth of the Nile,and all the sown land of the Nilewill dry up, blow away, and be no more.
8 Those who fish will lament;all who cast fishhooks in the Nile will mourn,and those who spread nets on the water will pine away.
9 Workers with flax will be dismayed;carders and weavers will grow pale.
10 Makers of cloth will be crushed;all who earn money will become distressed.
11 The officials of Tanis are fools;the wisest of Pharaoh’s counselors give stupid advice.How can you say to Pharaoh,"I’m a wise person,one of the ancient kings"?
12 Where now are your wise ones?Let them tell you,let them inform you what the Lord of heavenly forces has planned concerning Egypt.