Isaiah 8:17-19

Common English Bible

¹⁷ I will wait for the Lord, who has hidden his face from the house of Jacob, and I will hope in God. ¹⁸ Look! I and the children the Lord gave me are signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of heavenly forces, who lives on Mount Zion.

¹⁹ If they say to you: “Consult the ghosts and the spirits that chirp and mutter. (Shouldn’t a people consult its gods?) Consult the dead on behalf of the living