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I will make the rivers dry, and will sell the land into the hand of evil men; and I will make the land desolate, and all that is therein, by the hand of strangers: I, Yahweh, have spoken it.
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Judgment on Egypt's Lifeline
Commentators explain that the drying of the rivers was a strategic act of judgment. Since Egypt's entire economy and fertility depended on the Nile and its canals, removing this water source would cause total economic collapse and famine. It also removed natural defensive barriers, making the land vulnerable to the prophesied invasion.
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Ezekiel
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19th Century
Anglican
Make the rivers dry—that is, the canals of Egypt, by which the land was irrigated, and on which its fertility depended. It may als…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And I will make the rivers dry Egypt was a country that abounded with rivers and canals cut from the river Nile; its…
Presbyterian
The prophecy of the destruction of Egypt is very comprehensive. Those who cast their lot with God's enemies will be with them in punishment. The ki…
