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Isaiah 19:12 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now; and let them know what the LORD of Armies has purposed concerning Egypt. "

Isaiah 19:12

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10 The pillars will be broken in pieces. All those who work for hire will be grieved in soul.

11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings”?

12 Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now; and let them know what the LORD of Armies has purposed concerning Egypt.

13 The princes of Zoan have become fools. The princes of Memphis are deceived. They have caused Egypt to go astray, those who are the cornerstone of her tribes.

14 The LORD has mixed a spirit of perverseness in the middle of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in all of its works, like a drunken man staggers in his vomit.

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Genesis 41:33

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"“Now therefore let Pharaoh look for a discreet and wise man, and set him over the land of Egypt."

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Exodus 10:7

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"Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the LORD, their God. Don’t you yet know that Egypt is destroyed?”"

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Exodus 7:11

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"Then Pharaoh also called for the wise men and the sorcerers. They also, the magicians of Egypt, did the same thing with their enchantments."

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Genesis 47:6

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"The land of Egypt is before you. Make your father and your brothers dwell in the best of the land. Let them dwell in the land of Goshen. If you know any able men among them, then put them in charge of my livestock.”"

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Jeremiah 37:7

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"“The LORD, the God of Israel, says, ‘You shall tell the king of Judah, who sent you to me to inquire of me: “Behold, Pharaoh’s army, which has come out to help you, will return to Egypt into their own land."

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Psalms 2:10

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"Now therefore be wise, you kings. Be instructed, you judges of the earth."

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Isaiah 19:1

"The burden of Egypt. “Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud, and comes to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble at his presence; and the heart of Egypt will melt within it."

Isaiah 19:2

"I will stir up the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they will fight everyone against his brother, and everyone against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom."

Isaiah 19:3

"The spirit of the Egyptians will fail within them. I will destroy their counsel. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards."

Isaiah 19:4

"I will give over the Egyptians into the hand of a cruel lord. A fierce king will rule over them,” says the Lord, GOD of Armies."

Isaiah 19:5

"The waters will fail from the sea, and the river will be wasted and become dry."

Isaiah 19:6

"The rivers will become foul. The streams of Egypt will be diminished and dried up. The reeds and flags will wither away."

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