6 The channels of the river will stink as they slowly go dry. Reeds and rushes will wither,
7 and all the crops planted along the banks of the Nile will dry up and be blown away.
8 Everyone who earns a living by fishing in the Nile will groan and cry; their hooks and their nets will be useless.
9 Those who make linen cloth will be in despair;
10 weavers and skilled workers will be broken and depressed.
11 The leaders of the city of Zoan are fools! Egypt's wisest people give stupid advice! How do they dare to tell the king that they are successors to the ancient scholars and kings?
12 King of Egypt, where are those clever advisers of yours? Perhaps they can tell you what plans the Lord Almighty has for Egypt.