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Isaiah 19:12–13

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Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
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From verse 12

  1. 1 Corinthians 1:20Rank 1 from verse 12
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    20Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

  2. Isaiah 14:24Rank 2 from verse 12
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    24¶ The Lord of hosts hath sworn, saying, Surely as I have thought, so shall it come to pass; and as I have purposed, so shall it stand:

  3. Isaiah 40:13–14Rank 3 from verse 12
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    13Who hath directed the Spirit of the Lord, or being his counseller hath taught him?

    14With whom took he counsel, and who instructed him, and taught him in the path of judgment, and taught him knowledge, and shewed to him the way of understanding?

  4. Isaiah 41:22–23Rank 4 from verse 12
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    22Let them bring them forth, and shew us what shall happen: let them shew the former things, what they be, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare us things for to come.

    23Shew the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that ye are gods: yea, do good, or do evil, that we may be dismayed, and behold it together.

  5. Isaiah 44:7Rank 5 from verse 12
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    7And who, as I, shall call, and shall declare it, and set it in order for me, since I appointed the ancient people? and the things that are coming, and shall come, let them shew unto them.

From verse 13

  1. Ezekiel 30:13Rank 1 from verse 13
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    13Thus saith the Lord God; I will also destroy the idols, and I will cause their images to cease out of Noph; and there shall be no more a prince of the land of Egypt: and I will put a fear in the land of Egypt.

  2. Jeremiah 2:16Rank 2 from verse 13
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    16Also the children of Noph and Tahapanes have broken the crown of thy head.

  3. Jeremiah 46:14Rank 3 from verse 13
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    14Declare ye in Egypt, and publish in Migdol, and publish in Noph and in Tahpanhes: say ye, Stand fast, and prepare thee; for the sword shall devour round about thee.

  4. Jeremiah 46:19Rank 4 from verse 13
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    19O thou daughter dwelling in Egypt, furnish thyself to go into captivity: for Noph shall be waste and desolate without an inhabitant.

  5. Zechariah 10:4Rank 5 from verse 13
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    4Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

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Isaiah 19:12

COMBINED MEANING

wise

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Sense 1: Possessing or exercising understanding, knowledge, prudence, judgment, discernment, or skill; also a wise person. Sense 2: In phrases such as in no wise, way, manner, respect, or degree.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

let

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Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

tell

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1. To speak, relate, declare, report, inform, explain, reveal, recount, or make known. 2. To know, discern, or determine, especially in 'cannot tell' or 'who can tell.' 3. To count, number, or enumerate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

know

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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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hosts

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1. Armies or multitudes. 2. Persons who receive or entertain guests.

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COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

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Isaiah 19:13

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fools

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Persons lacking wisdom or sound judgment, especially in moral or spiritual conduct.

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deceived

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of deceive, meaning to mislead, cause to believe what is false, or conceal the truth by fraud or error.

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COMBINED MEANING

seduced

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of seduce, meaning to deceive, mislead, or draw aside from truth or duty.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

stay

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1. To remain, wait, stop, or delay; as a noun, a halt or standstill. 2. To support, sustain, rely, or rest upon. 3. To restrain or hold back. 4. As a noun, a support, prop, defence, person, or provision depended upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

tribes

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Bodies of people descended from common ancestors, especially the divisions of Israel.

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11¶ Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

12Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.

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13The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.

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14The Lord hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit.

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