11 Surely the princes of (A)Zoan are fools;
Pharaoh’s wise counselors give foolish counsel.
(B)How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise,
The son of ancient kings?”

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11 The officials of Zoan(A) are nothing but fools;
    the wise counselors(B) of Pharaoh give senseless advice.(C)
How can you say to Pharaoh,
    “I am one of the wise men,(D)
    a disciple of the ancient kings”?

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11 The officials of [a](A)Zoan are mere fools;
The advice of Pharaoh’s wisest advisers has become [b]stupid.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the (B)wise, a son of ancient kings”?

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 19:11 Or Tanis
  2. Isaiah 19:11 Or brutish