The disaster would have far-reaching consequences. The farmers would not be able to produce their crops. The fishermen would have no work. Even the textile industry would grind to a halt. All of these were essential industries in Egypt. So there would really be no sphere of life not influenced in some way by the drying up of the Nile.
7 Ce ne sera que nudité le long du fleuve, à l'embouchure du fleuve; Tout ce qui aura été semé près du fleuve se desséchera, Se réduira en poussière et périra.