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The waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.
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Egypt's Lifeline Cut
Commentators unanimously identify the "sea" and "river" as the Nile. Egypt's fertility, agriculture, and economy were entirely dependent on the Nile's annual flood. By causing the river to "fail," God strikes at the very heart of the nation's life and prosperity, demonstrating that what they viewed as their greatest asset could be taken away.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And the waters shall fail - Here begins a description of the physical calamities that would come upon the land, which cont…
19th Century
Anglican
The waters shall fail from the sea. —The “sea”, like the river, is, of course, the Nile (Homer calls it Oceanus)…
16th Century
Protestant
Then the waters shall fail from the sea. He expands on the subject he had already begun: that the fortifications, by which the Egyptians t…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the waters shall fail from the sea Which Kimchi understands figuratively of the destruction of the Egyptians by the king o…
God will come into Egypt with his judgments. He will raise up the causes of their destruction from among themselves.
When ungodly people esc…
13th Century
Catholic
The burden of Egypt. In this part, the author threatens the destruction of the Egyptians, describing its manner and order…
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