Isaiah 19:3
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3 and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
and I will confound[a] their (A)counsel;
and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,
and (B)the mediums and the necromancers;
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- Isaiah 19:3 Or I will swallow up
Isaiah 8:19
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19 And when they say to you, “Inquire of the (A)mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter,” should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of (B)the dead on behalf of the living?
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1 Chronicles 10:13
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13 So Saul died (A)for his breach of faith. He broke faith with the Lord in that he did not keep the command of the Lord, and also (B)consulted a medium, seeking guidance.
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Daniel 5:7
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7 (A)The king called loudly to bring in (B)the enchanters, the (C)Chaldeans, and (D)the astrologers. The king declared[a] to the wise men of Babylon, (E)“Whoever reads this writing, and shows me its interpretation, shall be clothed with purple and have a chain of gold around his neck and (F)shall be the third ruler in the kingdom.”
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- Daniel 5:7 Aramaic answered and said; also verse 10
Daniel 4:6-7
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6 So (A)I made a decree that (B)all the wise men of Babylon should be brought before me, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream. 7 Then (C)the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in, and I told them the dream, but (D)they could not make known to me its interpretation.
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Ezekiel 22:14
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14 (A)Can your courage endure, or can your hands be strong, in the days that I shall deal with you? (B)I the Lord have spoken, and I will do it.
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Ezekiel 21:7
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7 (A)And when they say to you, ‘Why do you groan?’ you shall say, ‘Because of the news (B)that it is coming. (C)Every heart will melt, and (D)all hands will be feeble; every spirit will faint, and (E)all knees will be weak as water. (F)Behold, it is (G)coming, and it will be fulfilled,’” declares the Lord God.
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Jeremiah 46:15
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15 Why are your mighty ones face down?
They do not stand[a]
because the Lord thrust them down.
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- Jeremiah 46:15 Hebrew He does not stand
Isaiah 57:16
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16 (A)For I will not contend forever,
nor will I always be angry;
for the spirit would grow faint before me,
and the breath of life that I made.
Isaiah 47:12
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12 (A)Stand fast in your enchantments
and your many sorceries,
with which you have labored from your youth;
perhaps you may be able to succeed;
perhaps you may inspire terror.
Isaiah 44:25
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25 who frustrates the signs of liars
and makes fools of diviners,
(A)who turns wise men back
and makes their knowledge foolish,
Isaiah 19:11-13
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11 The princes of (A)Zoan are utterly foolish;
the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise,
a son of ancient kings”?
12 Where then are your (B)wise men?
Let them tell you
that they might know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
13 The princes of (C)Zoan have become fools,
and the princes of (D)Memphis are deluded;
those who are the (E)cornerstones of her tribes
have made Egypt stagger.
Isaiah 15:2
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2 He has gone up to the temple,[a] and to (A)Dibon,
to the high places[b] to weep;
over (B)Nebo and over (C)Medeba
Moab (D)wails.
On every head is (E)baldness;
every beard is shorn;
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- Isaiah 15:2 Hebrew the house
- Isaiah 15:2 Or temple, even Dibon to the high places
Isaiah 14:27
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27 (A)For the Lord of hosts has purposed,
and who will annul it?
(B)His hand is stretched out,
and who will turn it back?
Proverbs 21:30
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30 (A)No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel
can avail against the Lord.
Psalm 107:27
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- Psalm 107:27 Hebrew and all their wisdom was swallowed up
Psalm 76:12
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Job 5:12-13
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12 He (A)frustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.
13 He (B)catches the wise in their own craftiness,
and the schemes of the wily are brought to a quick end.
2 Chronicles 25:16-20
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16 But as he was speaking, the king said to him, “Have we made you a royal counselor? Stop! Why should you be struck down?” So the prophet stopped, but said, “I know that (A)God has determined to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my counsel.”
Israel Defeats Amaziah
17 (B)Then Amaziah king of Judah took counsel and sent to Joash the son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us look one another in the face.” 18 And Joash the king of Israel sent word to Amaziah king of Judah, (C)“A thistle on Lebanon sent to a cedar on Lebanon, saying, ‘Give your daughter to my son for a wife,’ and a wild beast of Lebanon passed by and trampled down the thistle. 19 You say, ‘See, I[a] have struck down Edom,’ and (D)your heart has lifted you up in boastfulness. But now stay at home. Why should you provoke trouble so that you fall, you and Judah with you?”
20 But Amaziah would not listen, for it was of God, in order that he might give them into the hand of their enemies, (E)because they had sought the gods of Edom.
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- 2 Chronicles 25:19 Hebrew you
2 Samuel 17:23
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23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to (A)his own city. He (B)set his house in order and (C)hanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.
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2 Samuel 17:14
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14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” (A)For the Lord had ordained[a] to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.
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- 2 Samuel 17:14 Hebrew commanded
2 Samuel 15:31
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31 And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O Lord, please (A)turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
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1 Samuel 25:37
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37 In the morning, when the wine had gone out of Nabal, his wife told him these things, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.
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