4 I will hand the Egyptians over

to the power of a cruel master,

and a fierce king will rule over them,”

declares the Lord, the Lord Almighty.

5 The waters of the river will dry up,

and the riverbed will be parched and dry.

6 The canals will stink;

the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up.

The reeds and rushes will wither,

4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord;

And a fierce king shall rule over them,

Saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts.

5 And the waters shall fail from the sea,

And the river shall be wasted and dried up.

6 And they shall turn the rivers far away;

And the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up:

The reeds and flags shall wither.

4 I will hand Egypt over

to a hard, cruel master.

A fierce king will rule them,”

says the Lord, the Lord of Heaven’s Armies.

5 The waters of the Nile will fail to rise and flood the fields.

The riverbed will be parched and dry.

6 The canals of the Nile will dry up,

and the streams of Egypt will stink

with rotting reeds and rushes.

4 And the Egyptians I will give

Into the hand of a cruel master,

And a fierce king will rule over them,”

Says the Lord, the Lord of hosts.

5 The waters will fail from the sea,

And the river will be wasted and dried up.

6 The rivers will turn foul;

The brooks of defense will be emptied and dried up;

The reeds and rushes will wither.

4 The Lord God All-Powerful says,

“I will hand Egypt over to a hard master,

and a powerful king will rule over them.”

5 The sea will become dry,

and the water will disappear from the Nile River.

6 The canals will stink;

the streams of Egypt will decrease and dry up.

All the water plants will rot;

4 And I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry. 6 And the rivers shall become foul; the streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up; the reeds and flags shall wither away.

4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord, and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts. 5 And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up; 6 and the rivers shall stink, and the streams of Egypt shall be diminished and drain away: the reeds and sedges shall wither.

4 I will hand over the Egyptians to a harsh master. 

A strong king will rule them,” 

declares the Almighty Lord of Armies. 

5 The water in the Nile River will be dried up,

and the river will be dry and empty. 

6 The canals will stink. 

Egypt’s streams will be emptied and dried up. 

The reeds and cattails will wither. 

4 I will deliver Egypt into the hands of harsh masters,

and a strong king will rule it.

This is the declaration of the Lord God of Hosts.

5 The waters 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 die.

4 I will deliver the Egyptians

into the hand of a hard master;

a fierce king will rule over them,

says the Sovereign, the Lord of hosts.

5 The waters of the Nile will be dried up,

and the river will be parched and dry;

6 its canals will become foul,

and the branches of Egypt’s Nile will diminish and dry up,

reeds and rushes will rot away.

4 And I will hand over the Egyptians into the hand of a hard master,

and a powerful king will rule over them,”

declares the Lord Yahweh of hosts.

5 And the waters will be dried up from the sea,

and the river will be parched and dry.

6 And the rivers will become foul-smelling;

the branches of the Nile of Egypt will become little and dry up;

reed and rush will wither.

4 I will hand the Egyptians over

to a mean and unkind master.

A powerful king will rule over them,” announces the Lord.

He is the Lord who rules over all.

5 The waters of the Nile River will dry up.

The bottom of it will be cracked and dry.

6 Its waterways will stink.

And the streams of Egypt will get smaller and smaller

until they dry up.

The tall grass that grows along the river will dry up.

4 “Moreover, I will deliver the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master,

And a mighty king will rule over them,” declares the Lord God of hosts.

5 The waters from the sea will dry up,

And the river will be parched and dry.

6 The canals will emit a stench,

The streams of Egypt will thin out and dry up;

The reeds and rushes will rot away.