4 I will hand Egypt over to a harsh master;a powerful king will rule over them,”says the sovereign master, the Lord who commands armies.
5 The water of the sea will be dried up,and the river will dry up and be empty.
6 The canals will stink;the streams of Egypt will trickle and then dry up;the bulrushes and reeds will decay,
7 along with the plants by the mouth of the river.All the cultivated land near the riverwill turn to dust and be blown away.
8 The fishermen will mourn and lament,all those who cast a fishhook into the river,and those who spread out a net on the water’s surface will grieve.
9 Those who make clothes from combed flax will be embarrassed;those who weave will turn pale.
10 Those who make cloth will be demoralized;all the hired workers will be depressed.