Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And there shall be no work for Egypt, to make head or tail, him that bendeth down, or that holdeth back. Isaiah 9:14,15 And the Lord shall destroy out of Israel the head and the tail, him that bendeth down, and him that holdeth back, in one day. . . . Psalm 128:2 For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee. Proverbs 14:23 In much work there shall be abundance: but where there are many words, there is oftentimes want. Habakkuk 3:17 For the fig tree shall not blossom: and there shall be no spring in the vines. The labour of the olive tree shall fail: and the fields shall yield no food: the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls. Haggai 1:11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the wine, and upon the oil, and upon all that the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon beasts, and upon all the labour of the hands. 1 Thessalonians 4:11,12 And that you use your endeavour to be quiet: and that you do your own business and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: and that you walk honestly towards them that are without: and that you want nothing of any man's. . . . Context An Oracle Concerning Egypt…14The Lord hath mingled in the midst thereof the spirit of giddiness: and they have caused Egypt to err in all its works, as a drunken man staggereth and vomiteth. 15And there shall be no work for Egypt, to make head or tail, him that bendeth down, or that holdeth back. Cross References Isaiah 9:14 And the Lord shall destroy out of Israel the head and the tail, him that bendeth down, and him that holdeth back, in one day. Isaiah 9:15 The aged and honourable, he is the head: and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail. Lexicon There isיִהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be nothing וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no Egypt לְמִצְרַ֖יִם (lə·miṣ·ra·yim) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa can do— יַעֲשֶׂ֛ה (ya·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 6213: To do, make head רֹ֥אשׁ (rōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7218: The head or tail, וְזָנָ֖ב (wə·zā·nāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2180: Tail, end, stump palm כִּפָּ֥ה (kip·pāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 3712: A branch, frond (of a palm tree) or reed. וְאַגְמֽוֹן׃ (wə·’aḡ·mō·wn) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 100: A bulrush, a rope of bulrushes Additional Translations There is nothing Egypt can do—head or tail, palm or reed.Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do. Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do. And there shall be no work to the Egyptians, which shall make head or tail, or beginning or end. Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do. Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm branch or rush, may do. Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may perform. Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm branch or rush, may do. And there is no work to Egypt, That head or tail, branch or reed, may do. Jump to Previous Branch Bulrush Egypt Head High Low Palm Palm-Branch Perform Reed Rush Tail WorkJump to Next Branch Bulrush Egypt Head High Low Palm Palm-Branch Perform Reed Rush Tail WorkLinks Isaiah 19:15 NIVIsaiah 19:15 NLT Isaiah 19:15 ESV Isaiah 19:15 NASB Isaiah 19:15 KJV Isaiah 19:15 Bible Apps Isaiah 19:15 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 19:15 Chinese Bible Isaiah 19:15 French Bible Isaiah 19:15 German Bible Alphabetical: be branch bulrush can do Egypt for head is its may no nothing or palm reed tail There Which will work OT Prophets: Isaiah 19:15 Neither shall there be for Egypt any (Isa Isi Is) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |