Isaiah 8:19
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19 And when they say to you, “Inquire of ghosts and soothsayers who chirp and mutter;[a](A) should not a people inquire of their gods, consulting the dead on behalf of the living,
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- 8:19 Chirp and mutter: a mocking reference to necromancers.
Isaiah 44:25
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
25 I bring to nought the omens of babblers,
make fools of diviners,
Turn back the wise
and make their knowledge foolish.
Leviticus 19:31
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31 Do not turn to ghosts or consult spirits, by which you will be defiled.(A) I, the Lord, am your God.
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