11 Bible Verses about River Nile

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Exodus 7:21

And the fish that were in the river died, and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. And the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 19:5

And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry.

Exodus 7:20

And Moses and Aaron did so, as LORD commanded. And he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants, and all the waters that were in the river were turned

Genesis 41:2

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, well-favored and fat-fleshed, and they fed in the reed grass.

Genesis 41:18

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven cows, fat-fleshed and well-favored, and they fed in the reed grass.

Genesis 41:17

And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, In my dream, behold, I stood upon the brink of the river.

Genesis 41:3

And, behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other cows upon the brink of the river.

Jeremiah 46:7

Who is this that rises up like the Nile, whose waters toss themselves like the rivers?

Exodus 7:17-21

Thus says LORD, In this thou shall know that I am LORD. Behold, I will smite with the rod that is in my hand upon the waters which are in the river, and they shall be turned to blood. And the fish that are in the river shall die, and the river shall become foul, and the Egyptians shall loathe to drink water from the river. And LORD said to Moses, Say to Aaron, Take thy rod, and stretch out thy hand over the waters of Egypt, over their rivers, over their streams, and over their pools, and over all their ponds of water, that they may become blood, andread more.
And Moses and Aaron did so, as LORD commanded. And he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants, and all the waters that were in the river were turned And the fish that were in the river died, and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. And the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

Isaiah 19:5-8

And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry. And the rivers shall become foul. The streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags shall wither away. The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.read more.
And the fishermen shall lament, and all those who cast a hook into the Nile shall mourn, and those who spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

Ezekiel 29:3-5

Speak, and say, Thus says lord LORD: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lays in the midst of his rivers, that has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself. And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick to thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick to thy scales. And I will cast thee forth into the wilderness, thee and all the fish of thy rivers. Thou shall fall upon the open field. Thou shall not be brought together, nor gathered. I have given thee for food to the beasts of the earth and t

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River Nile » Annual overflow of its banks alluded to

Jeremiah 46:8

Egypt rises up like the Nile, and his waters toss themselves like the rivers. And he says, I will rise up. I will cover the earth. I will destroy cities and the inhabitants thereof.

Amos 8:8

Shall the land not tremble for this, and everyone mourn who dwells therein? Yea, it shall rise up wholly like the River, and it shall be troubled and sink again like the River of Egypt.

Amos 9:5

For the Lord, LORD of hosts, [is] he who touches the land and it melts, and all who dwell therein shall mourn. And it shall rise up wholly like the River, and shall sink again like the River of Egypt.

River Nile » Called » The river

Genesis 41:1

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed. And, behold, he stood by the river.

Genesis 41:3

And, behold, seven other cows came up after them out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed, and stood by the other cows upon the brink of the river.

River Nile » Called » Sihor

Joshua 13:3

from the Shihor, which is before Egypt, even to the border of Ekron northward, [which] is reckoned to the Canaanites; the five lords of the Philistines; the Gazites, and the Ashdodites, the Ashkelonites, the Gittites, and the Ekron

Jeremiah 2:18

And now what have thou to do in the way to Egypt, to drink the waters of the Shihor? Or what have thou to do in the way to Assyria, to drink the waters of the River?

River Nile » Abounded in » Fish

Exodus 7:21

And the fish that were in the river died, and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. And the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 29:4

And I will put hooks in thy jaws, and I will cause the fish of thy rivers to stick to thy scales, and I will bring thee up out of the midst of thy rivers, with all the fish of thy rivers which stick to thy scales.

River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Its waters turned into blood

Exodus 7:20

And Moses and Aaron did so, as LORD commanded. And he lifted up the rod, and smote the waters that were in the river, in the sight of Pharaoh, and in the sight of his servants, and all the waters that were in the river were turned

Exodus 7:15

Get thee to Pharaoh in the morning, lo, he goes out to the water, and thou shall stand by the river's edge to meet him, and the rod which was turned to a serpent thou shall take in thy hand.

River Nile » The egyptians » Drank of

Exodus 7:21

And the fish that were in the river died, and the river became foul, and the Egyptians could not drink water from the river. And the blood was throughout all the land of Egypt.

Exodus 7:24

And all the Egyptians dug round about the river for water to drink, for they could not drink of the water of the river.

River Nile » The egyptians » Punished by failure of its waters

Isaiah 19:5-6

And the waters shall fail from the sea, and the river shall be wasted and become dry. And the rivers shall become foul. The streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags shall wither away.

River Nile » Abounded in » Reeds and flags

Isaiah 19:6-7

And the rivers shall become foul. The streams of Egypt shall be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags shall wither away. The meadows by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all the sown fields of the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

River Nile » The egyptians » Took great pride in

Ezekiel 29:9

And the land of Egypt shall be a desolation and a waste. And they shall know that I am LORD. Because he has said, The river is mine, and I have made it,

River Nile » Abounded in » Crocodiles

Ezekiel 29:3

Speak, and say, Thus says lord LORD: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lays in the midst of his rivers, that has said, My river is my own, and I have made it for myself.

River Nile » Called » The stream of egypt

Isaiah 27:12

And it shall come to pass in that day, that LORD will beat off [his fruit], from the flood of the River to the brook of Egypt. And ye shall be gathered one by one, O ye sons of Israel.

River Nile » Called » The egyptian sea

Isaiah 11:15

And LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea. And with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dry shod.

River Nile » Empties itself into the mediterranean sea by seven streams

Isaiah 11:15

And LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea. And with his scorching wind he will wave his hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dry shod.

River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Male children drowned in

Exodus 1:22

And Pharaoh ordered all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

River Nile » The egyptians » Punished by destruction of its fish

Isaiah 19:8

And the fishermen shall lament, and all those who cast a hook into the Nile shall mourn, and those who spread nets upon the waters shall languish.

River Nile » The egyptians » Carried on extensive commerce by

Isaiah 23:3

And on great waters the seed of the Shihor, the harvest of the Nile, was her revenue, and she was the mart of nations.

River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Miraculous generation of frogs

Exodus 8:3

And the river shall swarm with frogs, which shall go up and come into thy house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneading-trough

River Nile » Remarkable events connected with » Moses exposed on its banks

Exodus 2:3

And when she could no longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch. And she put the child in it, and laid it in the reeds by the river's edge.

River Nile » The egyptians » Bathed in

Exodus 2:5

And the daughter of Pharaoh came down to bathe at the river, and her maidens walked along by the riverside. And she saw the ark among the reeds, and sent her handmaid to fetch it.

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