Isaiah 19:13

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

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  • Jer 2:16 : 16 Even the sons of Noph and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.
  • Ezek 30:13 : 13 This is what the Lord God says: 'I will destroy idols, and I will put an end to worthless images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will fill the land with fear.'
  • Zech 10:4 : 4 From Judah will come the cornerstone, the tent peg, the battle bow, and every ruler together.
  • Jer 46:14 : 14 Announce it in Egypt, proclaim it in Migdol; proclaim it also in Memphis and Tahpanhes: 'Take your positions and prepare yourself, for the sword has devoured those around you.'
  • Jer 46:19 : 19 Prepare your belongings for exile, you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will become a desolation, a ruin without inhabitants.
  • Isa 19:11 : 11 The 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'?
  • Num 24:17 : 17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come out of Jacob, a scepter will rise out of Israel. He will crush the foreheads of Moab and destroy all the sons of Sheth.
  • 1 Sam 14:38 : 38 Then Saul said, 'Come here, all you chiefs of the people. Investigate and find out what sin has been committed today.
  • Rom 1:22 : 22 Claiming to be wise, they became fools.
  • 1 Pet 2:7 : 7 So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not believe: 'The stone that the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,'
  • Ezek 30:16 : 16 I will set fire to Egypt; Pelusium will writhe in agony, Thebes will be breached, and Memphis will face daily distress.

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  • Isa 19:10-12
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    10The pillars of the land will be crushed, and all who work for wages will be dejected in spirit.

    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'?

    12Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and make known what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.

  • Isa 19:14-15
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    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.

    15There will be no work for Egypt that head or tail, palm branch or reed, can accomplish.

  • Isa 30:2-4
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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.

    3But Pharaoh's protection will be your shame, and refuge in the shadow of Egypt will bring humiliation.

    4Though their officials are at Zoan and their envoys have arrived at Hanes,

  • Jer 25:19
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    19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officials, his leaders, and all his people.

  • Hos 7:15-16
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    15I disciplined them and strengthened their arms, yet they devise evil against me.

    16They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their princes will fall by the sword because of their insolent words. This will be their derision in the land of Egypt.

  • Isa 19:1-4
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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.

    4I will hand over the Egyptians to a harsh master, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord, the LORD of Hosts.

  • Isa 30:7
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    7Egypt's help is futile and empty; therefore, I have called her 'Rahab Who Sits Still.'

  • Jer 2:16
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    16Even the sons of Noph and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.

  • Isa 9:16
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    16Therefore, the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, nor will he have compassion on their orphans and widows, for everyone is ungodly and an evildoer, and every mouth speaks folly. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.

  • Ezek 30:6
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    6This is what the Lord says: 'Those who support Egypt will fall, and her proud strength will collapse. From Migdol to Aswan, they will fall by the sword within her,' declares the Lord God.

  • Ezek 30:13-14
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    13This is what the Lord God says: 'I will destroy idols, and I will put an end to worthless images in Memphis. There will no longer be a prince in Egypt, and I will fill the land with fear.'

    14'I will lay waste Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and execute judgments on Thebes.'

  • Isa 31:3
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    3The Egyptians are human and not God; their horses are flesh and not spirit. When the LORD stretches out His hand, both the helper will stumble and the one being helped will fall; they will all perish together.

  • Ezek 29:6
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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.

  • Jer 46:24-25
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    24The Daughter of Egypt will be put to shame; she will be handed over to people from the north.

    25The Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: 'See, I am about to punish Amon of Thebes, Pharaoh, Egypt, her gods, her kings, Pharaoh, and those who trust in him.'

  • Job 12:17
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    17"He leads counselors away stripped and makes fools of judges."

  • Jer 46:19-21
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    19Prepare your belongings for exile, you who live in Egypt, for Memphis will become a desolation, a ruin without inhabitants.

    20Egypt is a beautiful heifer, but a stinging gadfly from the north is coming against her.

    21Even her mercenaries in her midst are like fattened calves; they too will turn and flee together. They cannot stand, for the day of their calamity has come upon them, the time of their punishment.

  • Ps 78:43
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    43when He displayed His signs in Egypt, His wonders in the fields of Zoan.

  • Isa 31:1
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    1Woe to those who go down to Egypt for help, relying on horses and trusting in chariots because they are many, and in horsemen because they are strong, but who do not look to the Holy One of Israel and do not seek the LORD.

  • 2 Kgs 18:21
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    21Look, you are trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed of a staff which pierces the hand of anyone who leans on it. Such is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all who trust in him.

  • Ezek 29:9-10
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    69%

    9The land of Egypt will become a desolate waste. Then they will know that I am the LORD. Because he said, 'The Nile is mine; I made it,'

    10therefore, I am against you and your rivers, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a waste from Migdol to Syene, as far as the border of Cush.

  • Isa 36:6
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    6Look, you trust in the staff of this broken reed, Egypt, which if anyone leans on it, it will pierce their hand and wound them. So is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who trust in him.

  • Ps 135:9
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    9He sent signs and wonders into your midst, Egypt, against Pharaoh and all his officials.

  • Jer 46:8
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    8Egypt rises like the Nile, and its waters surge like rivers. It says, 'I will rise and cover the earth; I will destroy cities and their inhabitants.'

  • Jer 8:9
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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?

  • 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?"

  • Ezek 30:18-19
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    18The day will be darkened in Tahpanhes when I break the yokes of Egypt there. Her proud strength will cease, and a cloud will cover her, while her villages go into captivity.

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

  • Jer 46:12-13
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    12The nations have heard of your shame; the earth is filled with your cry. One warrior stumbles over another; both fall together.

    13This is the word that the Lord spoke to Jeremiah the prophet about Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, coming to strike the land of Egypt.

  • Ezek 29:14
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    14I will restore the fortunes of Egypt and bring them back to the land of Pathros, the land of their origin. There they will be a lowly kingdom.

  • Hos 9:6
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    6Even if they escape destruction, Egypt will gather them, and Memphis will bury them. Weeds will inherit their treasures of silver, and thorns will overrun their tents.

  • Exod 14:5
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    5When the king of Egypt was told that the people had fled, Pharaoh and his officials changed their minds about the Israelites. They said, “What have we done? We have let the Israelites go and lost their services!”

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    19"He leads priests away stripped and overthrows the mighty."

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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.