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Isaiah 19:11
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9 Moreover those who work in afine flax
And those who weave fine fabric will be ashamed; 
10 And its foundations will be broken.
All who make wages will be troubled of soul.
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?” 
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. 
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. 
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. 
15 Neither will there be any work for Egypt,
Which athe head or tail,
Palm branch or bulrush, may do.  
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.  
19 In that day athere will be an altar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a pillar to the bLord at its border.  
20 And ait will be for a sign and for a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt; for they will cry to the Lord because of the oppressors, and He will send them a bSavior and a Mighty One, and He will deliver them.  
21 Then the Lord will be known to Egypt, and the Egyptians will aknow the Lord in that day, and bwill make sacrifice and offering; yes, they will make a vow to the Lord and perform it.  
22 And the Lord will strike Egypt, He will strike and aheal it; they will return to the Lord, and He will be entreated by them and heal them.  
23 In that day athere will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian will come into Egypt and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians will bserve with the Assyrians.  
24 In that day Israel will be one of three with Egypt and Assyria—a blessing in the midst of the land,
25 whom the Lord of hosts shall bless, saying, “Blessed is Egypt My people, and Assyria athe work of My hands, and Israel My inheritance.” 
Verse Comparison: Isaiah 19:11

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American Standard Version
The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Amplified® Bible
The princes of Zoan [ancient capital of the Pharaohs] are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become witless (stupid). How can you say to Pharaoh, I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings?

Contemporary English Version
The king's officials in Zoan are foolish themselves and give stupid advice. How can they say to him, "We are very wise, and our families go back to kings of long ago?"

Darby English Version
They are but fools, the princes of Zoan, the wise counsellors of Pharaoh: [their] counsel is become senseless. How say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Good News Bible
The leaders of the city of Zoan are fools! Egypt's wisest people give stupid advice! How do they dare to tell the king that they are successors to the ancient scholars and kings?

King James Version
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

New American Standard Bible
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; The advice of Pharaoh's wisest advisers has become stupid. How can you {men} say to Pharaoh, "I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings?"

New International Version
The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools;
the wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advice.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
"I am one of the wise men,
a disciple of the ancient kings"?

New King James Version
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools;
Pharaoh's wise counselors give foolish counsel.
How do you say to Pharaoh, 'I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?'

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The princes of Zoan have become mere fools; The advice of Pharaoh's wisest advisers has become stupid How can you men say to Pharaoh, "I proclaim myself a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings"?

Revised Standard Version
The princes of Zo'an are utterly foolish; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings"?

Young's Literal Translation
Only, fools `are' the princes of Zoan, The counsel of the wise ones of the counsellors of Pharaoh hath become brutish. How say ye unto Pharaoh, `A son of the wise am I, a son of kings of antiquity?'

New English Translation
The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools;1 Pharaoh’s wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?”2


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