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Isaiah 19:10
And the makers of twisted thread will be crushed, and those who... will be sad in heart.
Isaiah 19:10 · Bible in Basic English
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Isaiah 19:10 in other translations
And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
The workers in cloth will be dejected, and all the hired workers will be sick at heart.
The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul.
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In context
7 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.
8 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.
9 And all the workers in linen thread, and those who make cotton cloth, will be put to shame.
10 And the makers of twisted thread will be crushed, and those who... will be sad in heart.
11 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?
12 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.
13 The chiefs of Zoan have become foolish, the chiefs of Noph are tricked, the heads of her tribes are the cause of Egypt's wandering out of the way.
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