Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Also the chiefs of Zoan are foolish, the wise counseling Pharaoh the counsel became brutish: how shall ye say to Pharaoh, I the son of the wise, the son of kings of old?
New American Standard Bible
The advice of Pharaoh’s wisest advisers has become
How can you men say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the
King James Version
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
Holman Bible
Pharaoh’s wisest advisers give stupid advice!
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am one
a student of eastern
International Standard Version
Zoan's princes are nothing but fools; the wisest advisors of Pharaoh give stupid advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I'm a descendant of wise men, a descendant of ancient kings"?
A Conservative Version
The rulers of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become brutish. How will ye say to Pharaoh, I am the son of wise men, the son of ancient kings?
American Standard Version
The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
Amplified
The princes of
The counsel of the Pharaoh’s wisest advisors has become stupid.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings?”
Bible in Basic English
The chiefs of Zoan are completely foolish; the wisest guides of Pharaoh have become like beasts: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the offspring of early kings?
Darby Translation
They are but fools, the princes of Zoan, the wise counsellors of Pharaoh: their counsel is become senseless. How say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
King James 2000
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh give foolish counsel: how do you say unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Surely the princes of Zoan [are] foolish; the wise of the counselors of Pharaoh [give] senseless counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, "I myself [am] a son of sages, a {descendant} of ancient kings"?
Modern King James verseion
Surely the rulers of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh has become brutish. How do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But ye foolish princes of Zoan, ye wise counselors of Pharaoh, whose wit is turned to foolishness: How say ye unto Pharaoh, "I am come of wise people;
NET Bible
The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; Pharaoh's wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh, "I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?"
New Heart English Bible
The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?"
The Emphasized Bible
Surely, foolish, are the princes of Zoan, the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh, in counsel are brutish, - How can ye say unto Pharaoh, Son of the wise, am I Son of the kings of olden time?
Webster
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
World English Bible
The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?"
Youngs Literal Translation
Only, fools are the princes of Zoan, The counsel of the wise ones of the counsellors of Pharaoh hath become brutish. How say ye unto Pharaoh, 'A son of the wise am I, a son of kings of antiquity?'
Themes
Egypt » Prophecies respecting » Infatuation of its princes
Egypt » Had princes and counsellors
Topics
Interlinear
Sar
Chakam
חכם
Chakam
wise, wise man, cunning, cunning men, subtil, unwise, wiser
Usage: 137
Ya`ats
Ba`ar
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 19:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Oracle Of Judgment On Egypt
10 And her pillars were broken in pieces, and all making wages, sorrowful in soul. 11 Also the chiefs of Zoan are foolish, the wise counseling Pharaoh the counsel became brutish: how shall ye say to Pharaoh, I the son of the wise, the son of kings of old? 12 Where are they? where thy wise? and they shall announce to thee now, and they shall make known what Jehovah shall counsel upon Egypt
Cross References
Numbers 13:22
And they will go up by the south and will come to Hebron; and these Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, children of Anak: and Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt
1 Kings 4:30
And the wisdom of Solomon will be multiplied above the wisdom of all the sons of the east, and above all the wisdom of Egypt
Psalm 78:43
How he set in Egypt his signs, and his wonders in the field of loading.
Isaiah 30:4
For his chiefs were in Zoan, and his messengers will reach to Hanes.
Acts 7:22
And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, and was powerful in words and in works.
Genesis 41:38-39
And Pharaoh will say to his servants, Shall we find such as this man which has the spirit of God in him?
Psalm 78:12
Before their fathers he did a wonder in the land of Egypt, the field of loading.
Job 5:12-13
Bringing to nought the purposes of the crafty, and their hand shall not do an undertaking.
Job 12:17
Leading away counselors stripped off and he will make foolish the judges
Psalm 33:10
Jehovah made vain the counsel of the nations: he brought the purposes of the peoples to nought
Psalm 73:22
And I stupid, and I shall not know, and I was a beast with thee.
Psalm 92:6
A brutish man shall not know, and a fool shall not understand this.
Proverbs 30:2
For I am brutish more than man, and not the understanding of a man to me.
Isaiah 19:3
And the spirit of Egypt was emptied in its midst, and its counsel I will destroy: and they sought to the vanities and to the mutterers, and to the necromancers, and to the wizards.
Isaiah 19:13
The chiefs of Zoan were foolish, the chiefs of Noph were deceived; and they caused Egypt to wander, the pinnacles of its tribes.
Isaiah 29:14
For this, behold me adding to be wonderful with this people, dealing wonderfully and being a wonder: and the wisdom of their wise perished, and the understanding of their understanding ones shall be hid.
Isaiah 44:25
Bringing to naught the signs at vain boasters, and he will make those divining, foolish; turning back the wise backward, and he will frustrate their knowledge.
Jeremiah 10:14
Every man was brutish from knowledge: every founder was ashamed from his carved image; for his molten image a falsehood, and no spirit in them.
Jeremiah 10:21
For the shepherds were brutish, and they sought not Jehovah: for this they considered not, and all their flock was scattered.
Jeremiah 49:7
To Edom, thus said Jehovah of armies, Is wisdom no more in Teman? did counsel perish from the discerning? was their wisdom poured out?
Ezekiel 7:26
And ruin upon ruin shall come, and report shall be to report; and they sought a vision from the prophet; and law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the old men.
Ezekiel 30:14
And I made Pathros desolate, and I gave fire in Zoan, and I did judgments in No.
1 Corinthians 1:19-20
For it has been written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and put away the understanding of the intelligent.