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Isaiah 19

Isa. 19:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the spirit
ruwach (Hebrew #7307)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)
KJV usage: air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).
Pronounce: roo'-akh
Origin: from 7306
of Egypt
Mitsrayim (Hebrew #4714)
Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt
KJV usage: Egypt, Egyptians, Mizraim.
Pronounce: mits-rah'-yim
Origin: dual of 4693
shall πfail
baqaq (Hebrew #1238)
to pour out, i.e. to empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out (as a fruitful vine)
KJV usage: (make) empty (out), fail, X utterly, make void.
Pronounce: baw-kah'
Origin: a primitive root
o in the midst
qereb (Hebrew #7130)
properly, the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
KJV usage: X among, X before, bowels, X unto charge, + eat (up), X heart, X him, X in, inward (X -ly, part, -s, thought), midst, + out of, purtenance, X therein, X through, X within self.
Pronounce: keh'-reb
Origin: from 7126
thereof; and I will ρdestroy
bala` (Hebrew #1104)
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy
KJV usage: cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
Pronounce: baw-lah'
Origin: a primitive root
the counsel
`etsah (Hebrew #6098)
advice; by implication, plan; also prudence
KJV usage: advice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.
Pronounce: ay-tsaw'
Origin: from 3289
thereof: and they shall seek
darash (Hebrew #1875)
properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship
KJV usage: ask, X at all, care for, X diligently, inquire, make inquisition, (necro-)mancer, question, require, search, seek (for, out), X surely.
Pronounce: daw-rash'
Origin: a primitive root
p to the idols
'eliyl (Hebrew #457)
good for nothing, by anal. vain or vanity; specifically an idol
KJV usage: idol, no value, thing of nought.
Pronounce: el-eel'
Origin: apparently from 408
, and to the charmers
'at (Hebrew #328)
(as a noun) a necromancer (from their soft incantations), (as an adverb) gently
KJV usage: charmer, gently, secret, softly.
Pronounce: at
Origin: from an unused root perhaps meaning to move softly
, and to them that have familiar spirits
'owb (Hebrew #178)
properly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventriloquist, as from a jar)
KJV usage: bottle, familiar spirit.
Pronounce: obe
Origin: from the same as 1 (apparently through the idea of prattling a father's name)
, and to the wizards
yidd`oniy (Hebrew #3049)
properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by impl) a ghost
KJV usage: wizard.
Pronounce: yid-deh-o-nee'
Origin: from 3045
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Ezek. 22:14• 14Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I Jehovah have spoken it, and will do it. (Ezek. 22:14)
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be emptied.
ρ
swallow up.
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Isa. 8:19• 19And 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? on behalf of the living [should they seek] unto the dead. (Isa. 8:19)
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Isa. 47:12• 12Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest terrify. (Isa. 47:12)

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Cross References

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the spirit.This is a prophecy of what took place in Egypt about twenty-two years after the destruction of Sennacherib's army; when, upon the death of Tirhakah, (B.C. 688,) not being able to settle about the succession, they continued for two years in a state of anarchy, confusion, and civil wars; which was followed by the tyranny of twelve princes, who, dividing the country among them, governed it for fifteen years; and at last, by the sole dominion of Psammiticus, which he held for fifty-four years.
Isa. 19:1,11‑13• 1The burden of Egypt.
 11The princes of Zoan [are] utterly fools; the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become senseless. How say ye unto Pharaoh, I [am] the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
 12Where [are] they then, thy wise [men]? let them tell thee now; and let them make known what Jehovah of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
 13The princes of Zoan are become foolish, the princes of Noph are deceived; and the corner-stones of its tribes have caused Egypt to err. (Isa. 19:1,11‑13)
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Isa. 57:16• 16For I will not contend forever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls [which] I have made. (Isa. 57:16)
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1 Sam. 25:37• 37And it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, that his wife told him these things; and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. (1 Sam. 25:37)
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Psa. 76:12• 12He will cut off the spirit of princes,{HR}Terrible to the kings of the earth. (Psa. 76:12)
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Jer. 46:15• 15Why are thy valiant men swept away? they stood not, because Jehovah did drive them. (Jer. 46:15)
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Ezek. 21:7• 7And it shall be, when they say unto thee, Wherefore sighest thou? that thou shalt answer, For the tidings; because it cometh: and every heart shall melt, and all hands shall be feeble, and every spirit shall faint, and all knees shall be weak as water: behold it cometh and shall be brought to pass, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 21:7)
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Ezek. 22:14• 14Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with thee? I Jehovah have spoken it, and will do it. (Ezek. 22:14)
fail.
Heb. be emptied.
and I.
Isa. 14:27• 27For Jehovah of hosts hath purposed, and who shall frustrate [it]? and his hand [is] stretched out, and who shall turn it back? (Isa. 14:27)
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2 Sam. 15:31• 31And one told David saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. Then said David, O Jehovah, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. (2 Sam. 15:31)
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2 Sam. 17:14,23• 14And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. And Jehovah had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, in order that Jehovah might bring evil upon Absalom.
 23And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father. (2 Sam. 17:14,23)
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2 Chron. 25:16‑20• 16And it came to pass as he talked with him, that Amaziah said to him, Hast thou been made the king's counsellor? Forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbore, and said, I know that God has determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened to my counsel.
 17And Amaziah king of Judah took counsel, and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us look one another in the face.
 18And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thorn-bush that is in Lebanon sent to the cedar that is in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son as wife; and there passed by the wild beast that is in Lebanon, and trode down the thorn-bush.
 19Thou thinkest, Lo, thou hast smitten Edom; and thy heart has lifted thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou contend with misfortune, that thou shouldest fall, thou and Judah with thee?
 20But Amaziah would not hear; for it was of God, that he might deliver them into the enemy's hand, because they had sought after the gods of Edom. (2 Chron. 25:16‑20)
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Job 5:12‑13• 12He breaketh to pieces the devices of the crafty,{HR}So that they can do nothing to purpose;
 13He taketh the wise in their craftiness,{HR}And the counsel of the cunning is overturned. (Job 5:12‑13)
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Prov. 21:30• 30[There is] no wisdom nor understanding{HR}Nor counsel against Jehovah. (Prov. 21:30)
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1 Cor. 3:19‑20• 19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God; for it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness;
 20and again, [The] Lord knoweth the reasonings of the wise that they are vain. (1 Cor. 3:19‑20)
destroy.
Heb. swallow up.
Psa. 107:27• 27They reel and stagger like the drunkard,{HR}And all their wisdom is confounded. (Psa. 107:27)
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Psa. 107•  (Psa. 107)
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and they.
Isa. 8:19• 19And 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? on behalf of the living [should they seek] unto the dead. (Isa. 8:19)
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Isa. 15:2• 2He is gone up to Bayith, and to Dibon, to the high places, to weep; Moab howleth over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads [is] baldness, every beard is cut off. (Isa. 15:2)
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Isa. 44:25• 25that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise [men] backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; (Isa. 44:25)
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Isa. 47:12• 12Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest terrify. (Isa. 47:12)
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1 Chron. 10:13• 13So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against Jehovah, even against the word of Jehovah, which he kept not, and also for asking counsel of one that had a familiar spirit, to inquire of it. (1 Chron. 10:13)
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Dan. 2:2• 2And the king commanded to call the scribes, and the magicians, and the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to show the king his dreams; and they came and stood before the king. (Dan. 2:2)
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Dan. 4:6‑7• 6And I made a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
 7Then came in the scribes, the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers; and I told the dream before them; but they did not make known to me the interpretation thereof. (Dan. 4:6‑7)
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Dan. 5:7• 7The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. The king spoke and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall read this writing, and show me the interpretation thereof, shall be clothed with purple, and have a chain of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom. (Dan. 5:7)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it, and I will destroya the counsel thereof; and they shall seek unto the idols and unto the conjurers, and unto the necromancers, and unto the soothsayers.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "swallow up."

W. Kelly Translation

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And the spirit of Egypt shall be made void in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof; and they shall seek unto the idols, and unto the conjurers, and unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto the soothsayers.