¹⁵ The Lord will dry up^(A)
    the gulf of the Egyptian sea;
with a scorching wind^(B) he will sweep his hand^(C)
    over the Euphrates River.^(D)
He will break it up into seven streams
    so that anyone can cross over in sandals.^(E)

⁵ The waters of the river will dry up,^(A)
    and the riverbed will be parched and dry.^(B)
6 The canals will stink;^(C)
    the streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up.^(D)
The reeds^(E) and rushes will wither,^(F)
7     also the plants^(G) along the Nile,
    at the mouth of the river.
Every sown field^(H) along the Nile
    will become parched, will blow away and be no more.^(I)
8 The fishermen^(J) will groan and lament,
    all who cast hooks^(K) into the Nile;
those who throw nets on the water
    will pine away.
⁹ Those who work with combed flax^(L) will despair,
    the weavers of fine linen^(M) will lose hope.
¹⁰ The workers in cloth will be dejected,
    and all the wage earners will be sick at heart.

⁴ But I will put hooks^(A) in your jaws
    and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales.
I will pull you out from among your streams,
    with all the fish sticking to your scales.^(B)

⁸ “Will not the land tremble^(A) for this,
    and all who live in it mourn?
The whole land will rise like the Nile;
    it will be stirred up and then sink
    like the river of Egypt.^(B)