And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
All Commentaries on Isaiah 19:5 Go To Isaiah 19
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Dry. The lakes and the Nile shall not afford sufficient moisture. (Calmet)
If the Nile rose less than twelve or more than sixteen cubits famine ensued. (Pliny, xviii. 18.)