Isaiah 8:17-19

Contemporary English Version

^17 (A) Meanwhile, I patiently trust the Lord, even though he is no longer pleased with Israel. ^18 (B) My children and I are warning signs to Israel from the Lord All-Powerful, who lives on Mount Zion.

¹⁹ Someone may say to you, “Go to the fortunetellers who make soft chirping sounds or ask the spirits of the dead. After all, a nation ought to be able to ask its own gods