Bible in Basic English
"And all the workers in linen thread, and those who make cotton cloth, will be put to shame."
— Isaiah 19:9, Bible in Basic English
And the rivers will have an evil smell; the stream of Egypt will become small and dry: all the water-plants will come to nothing.
The grass-lands by the Nile, and everything planted by the Nile, will become dry, or taken away by the wind, and will come to an end.
The fishermen will be sad, and all those who put fishing-lines into the Nile will be full of grief, and those whose nets are stretched out on the waters will have sorrow in their hearts.
And all the workers in linen thread, and those who make cotton cloth, will be put to shame.
And the makers of twisted thread will be crushed, and those who ... will be sad in heart.
The chiefs of Zoan are completely foolish; the wisest guides of Pharaoh have become like beasts: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the offspring of early kings?
Where, then, are your wise men? let them make clear to you, let them give you knowledge of the purpose of the Lord of armies for Egypt.