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Isaiah 19:8

The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

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וְאָנוּ֙veanvand lamentאָנָהconjunction, adverb — “and lament”H578to groanlament, mourn.הַדַּיָּגִ֔יםhadayagimthe fisherדַּיָּגdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the fisher”, the ordinary formH1771a fishermanfisher.וְאָ֣בְל֔וּveavelvand lamentאָבַלconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and lament”, a completed action in a sequenceH56to bewaillament, mourn.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).מַשְׁלִיכֵ֥יmashlikhethrowשָׁלַךְverb, hiphil, participle, construct — “throw”, a verb used as a describing wordH7993to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.בַיְא֖וֹרvayorin riverיְאֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, proper name — “in river”H2975a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft; specifically the Nile, as the one river of Egypt, including its collateral trenches; also the Tigris, as the main river of Assyriabrook, flood, river, stream.חַכָּ֑הchakahhookחַכָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “hook”, the ordinary formH2443a hook (as adhering)angle, hook.וּפֹרְשֵׂ֥יuforeseand breakפָּרַשׂconjunction, verb, qal, participle, construct — “and break”, a verb used as a describing wordH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).מִכְמֹ֛רֶתmikhmoretnetמִכְמֶרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “net”, the ordinary formH4365a (fisher's) netdrag, net.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פְּנֵיpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…מַ֖יִםmayimwaterמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).אֻמְלָֽלוּumlalvbe weakאָמַלverb, pulal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be weak”, a completed actionH535to droop; by implication to be sick, to mournlanguish, be weak, wax feeble.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The fishers also shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the fishers shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

Young’s Literal Translation

And lamented have the fishers, And mourned have all casting angle into a brook, And those spreading nets on the face of the waters have languished.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

And the fishers shall mourn, and all they that cast fish-hook into the Nile shall lament, and they that spread net upon the waters shall languish.

Douay-Rheims

The fishers also shall mourn, and all that cast a hook into the river shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish away.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The fishers also shall lament, and all they that cast angle into the Nile shall mourn, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the fishermen shall groan, and all that cast a hook into the river shall groan; they also that cast nets, and the anglers shall mourn.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ στενάξουσιν οἱ ἁλιεῖς, καὶ στενάξουσι πάντες οἱ βάλλοντες ἄγκιστρον εἰς τὸν ποταμὸν, καὶ οἱ βάλλοντες σαγήνας, καὶ οἱ ἀμφιβολεῖς πενθήσουσι·