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Isaiah 47:13

You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.

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ASV

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels: let now the astrologers, the star-gazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee.

KJV

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נִלְאֵ֖יתnil.'Eityou have become wearyH3811 →
בְּרֹ֣בbe.Rowith [the] abundance ofH7230 →
עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ'a.tza.Ta.yikhcounsels yourH6098 →
יַעַמְדוּ־ya.'am.du-let them standH5975 →
נָ֨אna'pleaseH4994 →
וְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְve.yo.shi.'Ukhand let them deliver youH3467 →
הֹבְרֵ֣יha.ve.ru[those who] divideH1895 →
שָׁמַ֗יִםsha.Ma.yim<of> [the] heavensH8064 →
הַֽחֹזִים֙ha.cho.Zimthose [who] lookH2372 →
בַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔יםba.Ko.kha.Vimon the starsH3556 →
מֽוֹדִיעִם֙mo.di.'Im[those who] make knownH3045 →
לֶחֳדָשִׁ֔יםle.cho.da.Shimto the new moonsH2320 →
מֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.Sherfrom [the things] whichH834 →
יָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uthey will comeH935 →
עָלָֽיִךְ׃'a.La.yikhon youH5921 →

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Isaiah 44:25who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,Deuteronomy 18:10Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,Leviticus 19:31You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God.Jeremiah 51:58This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Babylon’s thick walls will be leveled, and her high gates consumed by fire. So the labor of the people will be for nothing; the nations will exhaust themselves to fuel the flames.”Isaiah 57:10You are wearied by your many journeys, but you did not say, “There is no hope!” You found renewal of your strength; therefore you did not grow weak.Daniel 2:2–10So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,Ezekiel 24:12It has frustrated every effort; its thick rust has not been removed, even by the fire.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.”Isaiah 47:15This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.Daniel 5:7–8The 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.”Habakkuk 2:13Is it not indeed from the LORD of Hosts that the labor of the people only feeds the fire, and the nations weary themselves in vain?Daniel 5:15–16Now the wise men and enchanters were brought before me to read this inscription and interpret it for me, but they could not give its interpretation.Daniel 5:30That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,Isaiah 16:12When Moab appears on the high place, when he wearies himself and enters his sanctuary to pray, it will do him no good.Nahum 2:8Nineveh has been like a pool of water throughout her days, but now it is draining away. “Stop! Stop!” they cry, but no one turns back.Ezekiel 21:29while they offer false visions for you and lying divinations about you—to be placed on the necks of the wicked who are slain, whose day has come, the time of their final punishment.

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The Northern Celestial Hemisphere — Albrecht Dürer

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Mazzaroth

Twelve constellation groupings; one biblical word (Job 38:32). Bullinger and Seiss read them as a gospel-arc; modern critics trace their figures to Albumazar, not Adam. The objections below are presented at full strength, and the founder's own slot on the page is his to fill.

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Isaiah's Vision of the Destruction of Babylon — Gustave Doré

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