Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.
And the
The reeds
Bible References
And the
Isaiah 37:25
I myself dug wells and drank foreign waters; with the soles of my feet I dried up all the streams of Egypt."
2 Kings 19:24
I myself dug for and drank foreign water. With the sole of my foot I dried up all the streams of Egypt!"
The reeds
Isaiah 18:2
which sends envoys by the sea, in papyrus boats over the water! Go, swift messengers, to a tall, smooth-skinned nation, to a people feared far and wide, a nation that metes out punishment and oppresses, whose land the rivers divide.
Exodus 2:3
But when she was no longer able to hide him, she took a papyrus container, coated it with asphalt and pitch, placed the child in it, and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
Job 8:11
"Can papyrus grow where there's no marsh? Can reeds flourish without water?