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The meadows by the Nile, by the edge of the Nile,
And all the sown fields of the Nile
Will become dry, be blown away, and be no more.

The fishermen will lament (cry out in grief),
And all those who cast a hook into the Nile will mourn,
And those who spread nets upon the waters will languish.

Moreover, those who make linen from combed flax
And those who weave white cloth will be ashamed.

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    also the plants(A) along the Nile,
    at the mouth of the river.
Every sown field(B) along the Nile
    will become parched, will blow away and be no more.(C)
The fishermen(D) will groan and lament,
    all who cast hooks(E) into the Nile;
those who throw nets on the water
    will pine away.
Those who work with combed flax(F) will despair,
    the weavers of fine linen(G) will lose hope.

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