Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And in Egypt there will be no work for any man, head or tail, high or low, to do.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
Holman Bible
will be able to do anything for Egypt.
International Standard Version
As a result, there will be nothing for Egypt that head or tail, palm branch or reed, can do.
A Conservative Version
Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.
American Standard Version
Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.
Amplified
There will be no work for Egypt
Which head or tail, [high] palm branch or [low] bulrush, may do.
Darby Translation
Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, palm-branch or rush, may do.
Julia Smith Translation
And there shall not be to Egypt a work which shall make head and tail, branch and reed.
King James 2000
Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, palm branch or bulrush, may do.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And {there will be nothing for Egypt to do}, head or tail, palm branch or reed.
Modern King James verseion
And Egypt shall have no work that the head or tail, branch or rush, may do.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Neither shall the head or tail, the branch or reed be able to do any work in Egypt.
NET Bible
Egypt will not be able to do a thing, head or tail, shoots and stalk.
New Heart English Bible
Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm branch or rush, may do.
The Emphasized Bible
And Egypt shall have nothing which can be don Which head or tail palm-top or rush, can do!
Webster
Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may perform.
World English Bible
Neither shall there be for Egypt any work, which head or tail, palm branch or rush, may do.
Youngs Literal Translation
And there is no work to Egypt, That head or tail, branch or reed, may do.
Interlinear
Ma`aseh
Ro'sh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 19:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Of Judgment On Egypt
14 The Lord has sent among them a spirit of error: and by them Egypt is turned out of the right way in all her doings, as a man overcome by wine is uncertain in his steps. 15 And in Egypt there will be no work for any man, head or tail, high or low, to do. 16 In that day the Egyptians will be like women: and the land will be shaking with fear because of the waving of the Lord's hand stretched out over it.
Cross References
Isaiah 9:14-15
For this cause the Lord took away from Israel head and tail, high and low, in one day.
Proverbs 14:23
In all hard work there is profit, but talk only makes a man poor.
Habakkuk 3:17
For though the fig-tree has no flowers, and there is no fruit on the vine, and work on the olive comes to nothing, and the fields give no food; and the flock is cut off from its resting-place, and there is no herd in the cattle-house:
Haggai 1:11
And by my order no rain came on the land or on the mountains or the grain or the wine or the oil or the produce of the earth or on men or cattle or on any work of man's hands.
1 Thessalonians 4:11-12
And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;