6. The channels will stink;they will dwindle, and Egypt’s canals will be parched.Reed and rush will die.
7. The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river,and all the cultivated areas of the Nilewill wither, blow away, and vanish.
8. Then the fishermen will mourn.All those who cast hooks into the Nile will lament,and those who spread nets on the water will shrivel up.
9. Those who work with flax will be dismayed; the combers and weavers will turn pale.
10. Egypt’s weavers will be dejected;all her wage earners will be demoralized.
11. The princes of Zoan are complete fools; Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice!How can you say to Pharaoh,“I am one of the wise,a student of eastern kings”?
12. Where then are your wise men?Let them tell you and revealwhat the Lord of Hosts has planned against Egypt.