And they shall turn the rivers far away - (האזיּחוּ he'ez^enı̂ychû), probably from זנח zânach…

And they shall turn the rivers far away. —Better, the river shall stagnate; i.e., in consequence of the Nile’s i…

And the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up. What he adds about fortifications is consistent with what he had stated immediate…

And they shall turn the rivers far away
The river Nile, called "rivers", the plural for the singular, because of the…

God will come into Egypt with his judgments. He will raise up the causes of their destruction from among themselves.

1. The burden of Egypt. In this part, the author threatens the destruction of the Egyptians, describing its manner and order…