OLD TESTAMENT

Isaiah 19:8

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The fishermen will lament, and all those who fish in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters will languish.

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Verse 8. Fishers. The lake Mœris produced a talent every day for the revenue, and so great was the abundance of fish, that they could hardly be salted. The Nile was also well supplied with fish.

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