Verse 19

Isaiah 8:19

Noah Webster Bible

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19 And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek to their God (Elohim)? for the living to 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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Chapter 8 Context

1 Moreover, the LORD said to me, Take thee a great roll, and write in it with a man's pen concerning M... Focus ↗

2 And I took to me faithful witnesses to record, Uriah the priest, and Zechariah the son of Jeberechia... Focus ↗

3 And I went to the prophetess; and she conceived, and bore a son. Then said the LORD to me, Call his... Focus ↗

4 For before the child shall have knowledge to cry, My father, and my mother, the riches of Damascus a... Focus ↗

5 The LORD spoke also to me again, saying, Focus ↗

6 Forasmuch as this people refuseth the waters of Shiloah that flow gently, and rejoice in Rezin and R... Focus ↗

7 Now therefore, behold, the LORD bringeth up upon them the waters of the river, strong and many, even... Focus ↗

8 And he shall pass through Judah; he shall overflow and go over, he shall reach even to the neck; and... Focus ↗

9 Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far cou... Focus ↗

10 Take counsel together, and it shall come to naught; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God... Focus ↗

11 For the LORD spoke thus to me with a strong hand, and instructed me that I should not walk in the wa... Focus ↗

12 Say ye not, A confederacy, to all them to whom this people shall say, A confederacy; neither fear ye... Focus ↗

13 Sanctify the LORD of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread. Focus ↗

14 And he will be for a sanctuary; but for a stone of stumbling and for a rock of offense to both the h... Focus ↗

15 And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be insnared, and be taken. Focus ↗

16 Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples. Focus ↗

17 And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him... Focus ↗

18 Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from... Focus ↗

19 And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, a...

20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no... Focus ↗

21 And they shall pass through it, distressed and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they sha... Focus ↗

22 And they shall look to the earth; and behold trouble and darkness, dimness of anguish; and they shal... Focus ↗

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Book: Isaiah
Chapter: Chapter 8 (22 verses)
Version: Noah Webster Bible

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