Isaiah 19:12

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Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and make known what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.

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  • 1 Cor 1:20 : 20 Where is the wise person? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made the wisdom of the world foolish?
  • Judg 9:38 : 38 Then Zebul said to him, "Where now is your boasting, you who said, 'Who is Abimelech, that we should serve him?' Aren’t these the people you despised? Go out now and fight them!"
  • Job 11:6-7 : 6 and that He would declare to you the secrets of wisdom, for true wisdom is double what you imagine. Know then that God exacts less of you than your guilt deserves. 7 Can you search out the depths of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight!
  • Isa 14:24 : 24 The LORD of Hosts has sworn: 'Surely as I have planned, so it will be, and as I have purposed, so it will stand.'
  • Isa 40:13-14 : 13 Who can fathom the Spirit of the Lord, or instruct the Lord as his counselor? 14 Whom did He consult, and who gave Him understanding? Who taught Him the path of justice, or showed Him knowledge, or instructed Him in the way of understanding?
  • Isa 41:22-23 : 22 Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us the former things, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come. 23 Tell us what the future holds, so we may know that you are gods. Do something, whether good or bad, so that we might be dismayed and filled with awe.
  • Isa 44:7 : 7 Who is like Me? Let him declare and explain it. Let him present it to Me since I established the ancient people. Let them declare the things that are to come and what will happen.
  • Isa 47:10-13 : 10 You felt secure in your wickedness and said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray, and you said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no one besides me.' 11 But disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to charm it away; calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off; and devastation will come upon you suddenly, without warning. 12 Persist then with your spells and your many sorceries, with which you have labored from your youth—perhaps you might succeed, perhaps you might cause terror. 13 You are wearied with your many counsels; let those who divide the heavens, those who gaze at the stars, those who announce the months, stand now and save you from what is coming upon you.
  • Jer 2:28 : 28 But where are your gods that you made for yourself? Let them arise and save you in your time of trouble, if they can. For as many as your cities are your gods, Judah.
  • Rom 9:17 : 17 For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: 'I raised you up for this very purpose, so that I might display my power in you and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth.'
  • Rom 11:33-34 : 33 Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments and His ways beyond tracing out! 34 Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor?

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    13The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. They have led Egypt astray, the cornerstone of its tribes.

    14The LORD has mixed within her a spirit of confusion, and they have led Egypt astray in all that it does, like a drunkard staggering in his vomit.

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    11The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; Pharaoh's wisest counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, 'I am a descendant of the wise, a son of ancient kings'?

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    19I will execute judgments on Egypt, and they will know that I am the Lord.

  • Exod 10:7
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    7Pharaoh's officials said to him, "How long will this man be a snare to us? Let the men go so that they may worship the LORD their God. Don’t you realize that Egypt is ruined?"

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    1An oracle concerning Egypt: Look, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.

    2I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, each against his brother, each against his neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.

    3The spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied from within them, and I will confound their plans. They will seek idols, mediums, spirits, and fortune-tellers.

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    2Son of man, speak to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and to his vast multitude: 'Who can compare to you in your greatness?'

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    2They set out to go down to Egypt without consulting me, seeking protection in Pharaoh's stronghold and taking refuge in the shadow of Egypt.

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    33Now let Pharaoh look for a discerning and wise man and put him in charge of the land of Egypt.

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    19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people.

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    9The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

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    9He sent signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials.

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    2Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and all Egypt.

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    19The LORD has spoken to you, remnant of Judah: Do not go to Egypt. Be certain of this: I have warned you today.

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    19Where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, 'The king of Babylon will not come against you or this land'?

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    15Now therefore hear the word of the LORD, remnant of Judah. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: If you are determined to go to Egypt and settle there,

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    19Prepare your belongings for exile, you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will become a desolation, a ruin without inhabitants.

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    6Then all the inhabitants of Egypt will know that I am the LORD, because they have been a staff of reed to the house of Israel.

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    22Tell us, you idols, what is going to happen. Tell us the former things, so that we may consider them and know their final outcome. Or declare to us the things to come.

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    17The land of Judah will terrify Egypt, and everyone in Egypt who hears the mention of it will be gripped with fear because of the plan of the LORD of Hosts, which He is devising against them.

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    15When I make the land of Egypt desolate and lay waste everything in it, striking down all who live there, then they will know that I am the LORD.

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    20It will be a sign and a witness to the LORD of Hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry out to the LORD because of their oppressors, He will send them a savior and defender, and He will rescue them.

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    24How then can you repulse a single captain among the least of my master's servants, relying on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?

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    18The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I gain glory through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.

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    9How then can you turn away even one of the least of my master’s officials? And you rely on Egypt for chariots and horsemen?