Verse 11

Surely the princes{H8269} of Zoan{H6814} are fools{H191}, the counsel{H6098} of the wise{H2450} counsellors{H3289}{(H8802)} of Pharaoh{H6547} is become brutish{H1197}{(H8737)}: how say{H559}{(H8799)} ye unto Pharaoh{H6547}, I am the son{H1121} of the wise{H2450}, the son{H1121} of ancient{H6924} kings{H4428}?

Referenced Verses

  • Num 13:22 : 22 And they ascended{H5927}{(H8799)} by the south{H5045}, and came{H935}{(H8799)} unto Hebron{H2275}; where Ahiman{H289}, Sheshai{H8344}, and Talmai{H8526}, the children{H3211} of Anak{H6061}, were.(Now Hebron{H2275} was built{H1129}{(H8738)} seven{H7651} years{H8141} before{H6440} Zoan{H6814} in Egypt{H4714}.)
  • 1 Kgs 4:30 : 30 And Solomon's{H8010} wisdom{H2451} excelled{H7235}{(H8799)} the wisdom{H2451} of all the children{H1121} of the east country{H6924}, and all the wisdom{H2451} of Egypt{H4714}.
  • Ps 78:43 : 43 How he had wrought{H7760}{H8804)} his signs{H226} in Egypt{H4714}, and his wonders{H4159} in the field{H7704} of Zoan{H6814}:
  • Isa 30:4 : 4 For his princes{H8269} were at Zoan{H6814}, and his ambassadors{H4397} came{H5060}{(H8686)} to Hanes{H2609}.
  • Acts 7:22 : 22 And{G2532} Moses{G3475} was learned{G3811}{(G5681)} in all{G3956} the wisdom{G4678} of the Egyptians{G124}, and{G1161} was{G2258}{(G5713)} mighty{G1415} in{G1722} words{G3056} and{G2532} in{G1722} deeds{G2041}.
  • Gen 41:38-39 : 38 And Pharaoh{H6547} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto his servants{H5650}, Can we find{H4672}{(H8799)} such a one as this{H2088} is, a man{H376} in whom{H834} the Spirit{H7307} of God{H430} is? 39 And Pharaoh{H6547} said{H559}{(H8799)} unto Joseph{H3130}, Forasmuch{H310} as God{H430} hath shewed{H3045}{(H8687)} thee all this, there is none so discreet{H995}{(H8737)} and wise{H2450} as thou art:
  • Ps 78:12 : 12 Marvellous things{H6382} did{H6213}{H8804)} he in the sight{H5048} of their fathers{H1}, in the land{H776} of Egypt{H4714}, in the field{H7704} of Zoan{H6814}.
  • 1 Cor 1:19-20 : 19 For{G1063} it is written{G1125}{(G5769)}, I will destroy{G622}{(G5692)} the wisdom{G4678} of the wise{G4680}, and{G2532} will bring to nothing{G114}{(G5692)} the understanding{G4907} of the prudent{G4908}. 20 Where{G4226} is the wise{G4680}? where{G4226} is the scribe{G1122}? where{G4226} is the disputer{G4804} of this{G5127} world{G165}? hath{G3471} not{G3780} God{G2316} made foolish{G3471}{(G5656)} the wisdom{G4678} of this{G5127} world{G2889}?
  • Isa 44:25 : 25 That frustrateth{H6565}{(H8688)} the tokens{H226} of the liars{H907}, and maketh diviners{H7080}{(H8802)} mad{H1984}{(H8779)}; that turneth{H7725}{(H8688)} wise{H2450} men backward{H268}, and maketh their knowledge{H1847} foolish{H5528}{(H8762)};
  • Jer 10:14 : 14 Every man{H120} is brutish{H1197}{(H8738)} in his knowledge{H1847}: every founder{H6884}{(H8802)} is confounded{H3001}{(H8689)} by the graven image{H6459}: for his molten image{H5262} is falsehood{H8267}, and there is no breath{H7307} in them.
  • Jer 10:21 : 21 For the pastors{H7462}{(H8802)} are become brutish{H1197}{(H8738)}, and have not sought{H1875}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068}: therefore they shall not prosper{H7919}{(H8689)}, and all their flocks{H4830} shall be scattered{H6327}{(H8738)}.
  • Jer 49:7 : 7 Concerning Edom{H123}, thus saith{H559}{(H8804)} the LORD{H3068} of hosts{H6635}; Is wisdom{H2451} no more in Teman{H8487}? is counsel{H6098} perished{H6}{(H8804)} from the prudent{H995}{(H8801)}? is their wisdom{H2451} vanished{H5628}{(H8738)}?
  • Ezek 7:26 : 26 Mischief{H1943} shall come{H935}{(H8799)} upon mischief{H1943}, and rumour{H8052} shall be upon rumour{H8052}; then shall they seek{H1245}{(H8765)} a vision{H2377} of the prophet{H5030}; but the law{H8451} shall perish{H6}{(H8799)} from the priest{H3548}, and counsel{H6098} from the ancients{H2205}.
  • Ezek 30:14 : 14 And I will make Pathros{H6624} desolate{H8074}{(H8689)}, and will set{H5414}{(H8804)} fire{H784} in Zoan{H6814}, and will execute{H6213}{(H8804)} judgments{H8201} in No{H4996}.
  • Ps 92:6 : 6 A brutish{H1198} man{H376} knoweth{H3045}{H8799)} not; neither doth a fool{H3684} understand{H995}{H8799)} this.
  • Prov 30:2 : 2 Surely I am more brutish{H1198} than any man{H376}, and have not the understanding{H998} of a man{H120}.
  • Isa 19:3 : 3 And the spirit{H7307} of Egypt{H4714} shall fail{H1238}{(H8738)} in the midst{H7130} thereof; and I will destroy{H1104}{(H8762)} the counsel{H6098} thereof: and they shall seek{H1875}{(H8804)} to the idols{H457}, and to the charmers{H328}, and to them that have familiar spirits{H178}, and to the wizards{H3049}.
  • Isa 19:13 : 13 The princes{H8269} of Zoan{H6814} are become fools{H2973}{(H8738)}, the princes{H8269} of Noph{H5297} are deceived{H5377}{(H8738)}; they have also seduced{H8582}{(H8689)} Egypt{H4714}, even they that are the stay{H6438} of the tribes{H7626} thereof.
  • Isa 29:14 : 14 Therefore, behold, I will proceed{H3254}{(H8802)} to do a marvellous work{H6381}{(H8687)} among this people{H5971}, even a marvellous work{H6381}{(H8687)} and a wonder{H6382}: for the wisdom{H2451} of their wise{H2450} men shall perish{H6}{(H8804)}, and the understanding{H998} of their prudent{H995}{(H8737)} men shall be hid{H5641}{(H8691)}.
  • Job 5:12-13 : 12 He disappointeth{H6565}{(H8688)} the devices{H4284} of the crafty{H6175}, so that their hands{H3027} cannot perform{H6213}{(H8799)} their enterprise{H8454}. 13 He taketh{H3920}{(H8802)} the wise{H2450} in their own craftiness{H6193}: and the counsel{H6098} of the froward{H6617}{(H8737)} is carried headlong{H4116}{(H8737)}.
  • Job 12:17 : 17 He leadeth{H3212}{(H8688)} counsellors{H3289}{(H8802)} away spoiled{H7758}, and maketh the judges{H8199}{(H8802)} fools{H1984}{(H8779)}.
  • Ps 33:10 : 10 The LORD{H3068} bringeth{H6331} the counsel{H6098} of the heathen{H1471} to nought{H6331}{(H8689)}: he maketh{H5106} the devices{H4284} of the people{H5971} of none effect{H5106}{(H8689)}.
  • Ps 73:22 : 22 So foolish{H1198} was I, and ignorant{H3045}{H8799)}: I was as a beast{H929} before thee.