Isaiah 19:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The watersמַ֖יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
from the seaמֵֽהַיָּ֑ם
(me·hai·yam;)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation
will dryוְיָבֵֽשׁ׃
(ve·ya·vesh.)
5405: to be dry or parcheda prim. root
up, And the riverוְנָהָ֖ר
(ve·na·har)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
will be parchedיֶחֱרַ֥ב
(ye·che·rav)
2717a: to be dry or dried upa prim. root
and dry.וְנִשְּׁתוּ־
(ve·ni·she·tu-)
3001: to be dry, dried up, or withereda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
shall fail
nashath  (naw-shath')
to eliminate, i.e. (intransitively) to dry up -- fail.
from the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
and the river
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
shall be wasted
charab  (khaw-rab')
to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate, destroy, kill -- decay, (be) desolate, destroy(-er), (be) dry (up), slay, surely, (lay, lie, make) waste.
and dried up
yabesh  (yaw-bashe')
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The waters from the sea will dry up, And the river will be parched and dry.

King James Bible
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The waters of the sea will dry up, and the river will be parched and dry.

International Standard Version
"The water sources of the Nile will be dried up, and the river will become dry and parched.

NET Bible
The water of the sea will be dried up, and the river will dry up and be empty.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The water in the Nile River will be dried up, and the river will be dry and empty.

King James 2000 Bible
And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and dried up.
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