5 The water of the sea will dry up,

and the river will be parched and dry.

6 The channels will stink;

they will dwindle, and Egypt’s canals will be parched.

Reed and rush will wilt.

7 The reeds by the Nile, by the mouth of the river,

and all the cultivated areas of the Nile

will 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 give up.

9 Those who work with flax will be dismayed;l

those combing it and weaving linen will turn pale.E

10 Egypt’s weaversF will be dejected;

all her wage earners will be demoralized.