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Isaiah 19:3

Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists.

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ASV

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

KJV

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְנָבְקָ֤הve.na.ve.Kahand it will be disturbedH1238 →
רֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-[the] spirit ofH7307 →
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714 →
בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹbe.kir.Bo<in> within itH7130 →
וַעֲצָת֖וֹva.'a.tza.Toand plan itsH6098 →
אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ'a.va.Le.a'I will confuseH1104 →
וְדָרְשׁ֤וּve.da.re.Shuand they will consultH1875 →
אֶל־'el-<to>H413 →
הָֽאֱלִילִים֙ha.'e.li.Limthe idolsH457 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and <to>H413 →
הָ֣אִטִּ֔יםha.'i.Timthe muttererH328 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and <to>H413 →
הָאֹב֖וֹתha.'o.Votthe necromancersH178 →
וְאֶל־ve.'el-and <to>H413 →
הַיִּדְּעֹנִֽים׃hai.yi.de.'o.Nimthe soothsayersH3049 →

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Psalms 33:10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.Job 5:12He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.Isaiah 8:19When men tell you to consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?Exodus 22:18You must not allow a sorceress to live.1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”Daniel 2:2So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,1 Chronicles 10:13So Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the LORD, because he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,Isaiah 29:14Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”Isaiah 44:25who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.1 Samuel 15:23For rebellion is like the sin of divination, and arrogance is like the wickedness of idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the LORD, He has rejected you as king.”Daniel 1:20In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.Isaiah 47:12So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!2 Samuel 15:31Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”Daniel 5:7The king called out for the enchanters, astrologers, and diviners to be brought in, and he said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and tells me its interpretation will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck, and he will be made the third highest ruler in the kingdom.”2 Samuel 17:14Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than that of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had purposed to thwart the good counsel of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster on Absalom.Isaiah 19:11–13The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?2 Chronicles 25:16–20While he was still speaking, the king asked, “Have we made you the counselor to the king? Stop! Why be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not heeded my advice.”

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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