Verse 10
Isaiah 19:10
Free Bible Version
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The leaders of Zoan are stupid. Pharaoh's wise counselors give advice that doesn't make sense. How can you tell Pharaoh, “I myself am a wise man, descended from ancient kings”?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָי֥וּ שָׁתֹתֶ֖י/הָ מְדֻכָּאִ֑ים כָּל עֹ֥שֵׂי שֶׂ֖כֶר אַגְמֵי נָֽפֶשׁ
English Translation
And they will be crushed, all who make a profit from the soul's distress.
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Chapter 19 Context
1
A message about Egypt. Look, the Lord is riding on a fast-moving cloud on his way to Egypt. The idol...
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2
I will encourage Egyptians to attack other Egyptians. They will fight each other, neighbor versus ne...
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3
I will destroy the confidence of the Egyptians. I will have their plans become all mixed up. They wi...
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4
I will hand the Egyptians over to a harsh dictator. A cruel king will rule over them, declares the L...
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5
The waters of the Nile will fail, and its riverbed will be sunbaked and dry.
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6
The channels will start to stink; the branches of the Nile in Egypt will dry to a trickle and dry up...
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7
The vegetation along the banks of the Nile, and all the plants in the cultivated land along the Nile...
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8
Fishermen will mourn: all of them all who use hooks to fish in the Nile will weep and wail, along wi...
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9
The cloth workers will be depressed, and everyone who earns a wage will feel sick inside.
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10
The leaders of Zoan are stupid. Pharaoh's wise counselors give advice that doesn't make sense. How c...
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So where are your wise counselors? Let them tell you so you can understand what the Lord Almighty ha...
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12
The leaders of Zoan have become stupid; the leaders of Memphis have been fooled; the important leade...
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13
The Lord has mixed up a spirit of confusion for them to drink, making the Egyptians stagger around i...
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14
Nobody in Egypt can do anything, whoever they are—head or tail, palm tree or reed.
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15
At that time the Egyptians will become like women. They will shake with fear when the Lord Almighty...
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16
The land of Judah will be a source of terror to Egypt for whenever Judah is mentioned, all Egyptians...
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17
At that time there will be five cities in Egypt that speak the language of Canaan and who have sworn...
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18
At that time there will be an altar to the Lord right in the middle of Egypt, and a stone monument t...
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19
This will be a sign and a witness to the presence of the Lord Almighty in the land of Egypt. When th...
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20
The Lord will make himself known to Egypt, and at that time Egypt will come to know the Lord. They w...
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21
The Lord will inflict a plague on Egypt. He will do this, but he will heal them. They will come back...
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22
At that time there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria. The Assyrians will go to Egypt, and the...
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23
At that time Israel will be the third part of this alliance, joining with Egypt and Assyria, a bless...
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24
The Lord Almighty will bless them, saying, “Blessed be Egypt, my people, Assyria, the creation of my...
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