Isaiah 8:17-19

New Catholic Bible

¹⁷ I will wait eagerly for the Lord
    who has hidden his face from the house of Jacob;
    I will place my hope in him.
¹⁸ I stand here with the children
    whom the Lord has given me
to be signs and portents in Israel
    sent by the Lord of hosts
    who dwells on Mount Zion.
¹⁹ People may say to you,
    “Seek guidance from ghosts and mediums
    who whisper and mutter.
Should not a people consult its gods
    and the dead on behalf of the living