3. The spirit of Egypt will drain within it, and I will confuse its counsel. So they will resort to idols, charmers, mediums and familiar spirits.
4. I will give the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel master—a fierce king will rule over them. It is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva’ot.
5. The waters from the sea will dry up, and the river will be drained dry.
6. Then the channels will stink. The streams of Egypt will dwindle and dry up. Reeds and rushes will rot.
7. The bulrushes by the Nile, by the mouth of the Nile, and everything sown by the Nile will wither, blow away and be no more.
8. Then the fishermen will lament. All who cast hooks in the Nile will mourn, and those who spread nets on the waters will languish.