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10 Egypt’s weavers will be crushed.
    Those who work for money will be distressed.

11 The leaders of Zoan are nothing but fools.
    The wisest of Pharaoh’s counselors gives stupid advice.
    How can you tell Pharaoh,
        “I’m a descendant of wise men,
            a descendant of ancient kings”?
12 Where are your wise men now?
    Let them tell you.
        Let them explain what Yahweh Tsebaoth
            is planning against Egypt.

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10 The workers in cloth will be dejected,
    and all the wage earners will be sick at heart.

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”?

12 Where are your wise men(E) now?
    Let them show you and make known
what the Lord Almighty
    has planned(F) against Egypt.

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10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.

11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.

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10 Those who are the (A)pillars of the land will be crushed,
    and all who (B)work for pay will be grieved.

11 The princes of (C)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 (D)wise men?
    Let them tell you
    that they might know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt.

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