Isaiah 19:3

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.

The spirit

Ezekiel 22:14

And i

1 Corinthians 3:19

And they

General references

1 Corinthians 1:19

Bible References

The spirit

An oracle against Egypt:

Look, the Lord rides on a swift cloud
and is coming to Egypt.
Egypt’s idols will tremble before Him,
and Egypt’s heart will melt within it.

For I will not accuse you forever,
and I will not always be angry;
for then the spirit would grow weak before Me,
even the breath of man, which I have made.

In the morning when Nabal sobered up, his wife told him about these events. Then he had a seizure and became paralyzed.

He humbles the spirit of leaders;
He is feared by the kings of the earth.

Why have your strong ones been swept away?
Each has not stood,
for the Lord has thrust him down.

And when they ask you, ‘Why are you groaning?’ then say: Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will become weak. Every spirit will be discouraged, and every knee will turn to water. Yes, it is coming and it will happen.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the days when I deal with you? I, Yahweh, have spoken, and I will act.

And i

The Lord of Hosts Himself has planned it;
therefore, who can stand in its way?
It is His hand that is outstretched,
so who can turn it back?

Then someone reported to David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.”

“Lord,” David pleaded, “please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”

Since the Lord had decreed that Ahithophel’s good advice be undermined in order to bring about Absalom’s ruin, Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice of Hushai the Archite is better than Ahithophel’s advice.”

While he was still speaking to him, the king asked, “Have we made you the king’s counselor? Stop, why should you lose your life?”

So the prophet stopped, but he said, “I know that God intends to destroy you, because you have done this and have not listened to my advice.”

He frustrates the schemes of the crafty
so that they achieve no success.

No wisdom, no understanding, and no counsel
will prevail against the Lord.

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness;

And they

When they say to you, “Consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who chirp and mutter,” shouldn’t a people consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?

Dibon went up to its temple
to weep at its high places.
Moab wails on Nebo and at Medeba.
Every head is shaved;
every beard is cut off.

who destroys the omens of the false prophets
and makes fools of diviners;
who confounds the wise
and makes their knowledge foolishness;

So take your stand with your spells
and your many sorceries,
which you have wearied yourself with from your youth.
Perhaps you will be able to succeed;
perhaps you will inspire terror!

Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word. He even consulted a medium for guidance,

So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans

to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

So I issued a decree to bring all the wise men of Babylon to me in order that they might make the dream’s interpretation known to me.

The king called out to bring in the mediums, Chaldeans, and astrologers. He said to these wise men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this inscription and gives me its interpretation will be clothed in purple, have a gold chain around his neck, and have the third highest position in the kingdom.”

General references

“You must not allow a sorceress to live.

So take your stand with your spells
and your many sorceries,
which you have wearied yourself with from your youth.
Perhaps you will be able to succeed;
perhaps you will inspire terror!

So the king gave orders to summon the diviner-priests, mediums, sorcerers, and Chaldeans

to tell the king his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,

If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand.

For it is written:

I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.