Isaiah 19:10 Meaning
And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
Context Explained
8The fishers also shall mourn, and all they that cast angle into the brooks shall lament, and they that spread nets upon the waters shall languish.
9Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
10And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
11Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
12Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
Key Themes
Related Cross References
Isaiah 24:10
Both verses describe the desolation and failure of human endeavors.
Matthew 7:26
Jesus speaks of the foolishness of building on a weak foundation, similar to the broken purposes in Isaiah.
Proverbs 19:21
This verse discusses the futility of many plans, echoing the theme in Isaiah.
Source: Isaiah 19:10