11 Surely the princes of aZoan are fools;
Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel.
bHow do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?”
Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel.
bHow do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?”
12 aWhere are they?
Where are your wise men?
Let them tell you now,
And let them know what the Lord of hosts has bpurposed against Egypt.
Where are your wise men?
Let them tell you now,
And let them know what the Lord of hosts has bpurposed against Egypt.
13 The princes of1 Zoan have become fools;
aThe princes of Noph are deceived;
They have also1 deluded Egypt,
Those who are the1 mainstay of its tribes.
aThe princes of Noph are deceived;
They have also1 deluded Egypt,
Those who are the1 mainstay of its tribes.
14 The Lord has mingled aa perverse spirit in her midst;
And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work,
As a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
And they have caused Egypt to err in all her work,
As a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
16 In that day Egypt will abe like women, and will be afraid and fear because of the waving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, bwhich He waves over it.
17 And the land of Judah will be a terror to Egypt; everyone who makes mention of it will be afraid in himself, because of the counsel of the Lord of hosts which He has adetermined against it.
Egypt, Assyria, and Israel Blessed
18 In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will aspeak the language of Canaan and bswear by the Lord of hosts; one will be called the City of1 Destruction.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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