H4325 As the waters H235 fail [H8804] H3220 from the sea H5104 , and the flood H2717 decayeth [H8799] H3001 and drieth up [H8804] :
As the waters fail from the sea, And the flood decayeth and drieth up:
As waters evaporate from the lake, and the river drains and dries up,
As the waters fail from the sea, And the river wasteth and drieth up;
Water vanishes from the sea; a river dries up completely.
It is as if the waters had receded from the sea and an emptied river had dried up;