Verse 19
Isaiah 8:19
English Revised Version
19
And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God (Elohim)? on behalf of the living should they seek unto the dead?
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/כִֽי יֹאמְר֣וּ אֲלֵי/כֶ֗ם דִּרְשׁ֤וּ אֶל הָ/אֹבוֹת֙ וְ/אֶל הַ/יִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים הַֽ/מְצַפְצְפִ֖ים וְ/הַ/מַּהְגִּ֑ים הֲ/לוֹא עַם֙ אֶל אֱלֹהָ֣י/ו יִדְרֹ֔שׁ בְּעַ֥ד הַ/חַיִּ֖ים אֶל הַ/מֵּתִֽים
English Translation
And when they say to you, "Inquire of the mediums and of the necromancers who chirp and who mutter," should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?
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