Isaiah 19:7 - Exposition

The paper reeds by the brooks , etc.; rather, the meadows on the river , along the banks of the river , and every seed-plot by the river . The banks of the Nile were partly grass-land ( Genesis 41:2 , Genesis 41:18 ), partly cultivated in grain or vegetables (Herod; 2.14), in either case producing the most luxuriant crops. All, however, depended on the inundation, and if that failed, or so far as it failed, the results predicted by the prophet would happen.