Isaiah 19:9 meaning and explanation
The workers in flax will be dismayed, and the weavers of fine linen will turn pale.
Isaiah 19:9, Berean Standard Bible
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Isaiah 19 is a prophetic oracle against Egypt, and verse 9 names two trades hit by the coming judgment. Flax grew in the moist soil along the Nile and was woven into fine linen, a staple of Egypt's economy.
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