Isaiah 19:6

And they shall turn the rivers far away; and the brooks of defence shall be emptied and dried up: the reeds and flags shall wither.

Cross-reference

Isaiah 35:7 Contrast

In Isaiah 35:7, reeds appear in restored land—opposite of their withering here. Contrast of judgment and restoration.

In Isaiah 37:25, Sennacherib boasts of drying rivers—human arrogance contrasts with God's sovereign judgment on Egypt's waters here.

Job 8:11 Allusion

In Job 8:11, the same rhetorical question about reeds needing water—here that need is unmet, causing withering.

In 2 Kings 19:24, the same boast of drying rivers appears—a human claim contrasting God's actual judgment on Egypt.