Verse 8

The fishermen will mourn, all who cast hooks into the Nile will lament, and those who spread nets on the water will grow weak.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 47:10 : 10 Fishermen will stand along its shores; from En Gedi to En Eglaim, there will be places to spread nets. The fish will be of many kinds, like the fish of the Great Sea, very numerous.
  • Hab 1:15 : 15 The wicked pull them all up with a hook, drag them out with their net, and gather them in their dragnet; so they rejoice and are glad.
  • Num 11:5 : 5 We remember the fish we ate freely in Egypt, along with the cucumbers, melons, leeks, onions, and garlic.
  • Exod 7:21 : 21 The fish in the Nile died, the river smelled so bad that the Egyptians could not drink its water, and blood was everywhere in Egypt.