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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on Isaiah 19:8

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Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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fishers--The Nile was famed for fish (Num 11:5); many would be thrown out of employment by the failure of fishes. angle--a hook. Used in the "brooks" or canals, as the "net" was in "the waters" of the river itself.
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