Isaiah 19:7 mentions 'bare places' by the Nile, possibly referring to areas of exposed ground where vegetation has been stripped away, or perhaps to reeds and grasses that are harvested, leaving the banks bare. The Hebrew is uncertain—the Greek translates it as 'reeds' (achei), and some scholars think the original word referred to plant life rather than empty ground. Spanish uses 'lugares desnudos' (naked/bare places). The context is a prophecy of Egypt's desolation, where the Nile's once-fertile banks will fail to produce. Whether bare soil or withered plants, the image is of loss and barrenness.