Isaiah 19:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?”
Isaiah 19:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 19:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 19:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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”?”
Isaiah 19:11 — World English Bible
Isaiah 19:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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? ”
Isaiah 19:11 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 19:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Only, fools <FI>are<Fi> 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?'”
Isaiah 19:11 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 19:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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? ”
Isaiah 19:11 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 19:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Surely the princes of Zoan are fooles: the counsell of the wise counselers of Pharaoh is become foolish: how say ye vnto Pharaoh, I am the sonne of the wise? I am the sonne of the ancient Kings?”
Isaiah 19:11 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 19:11 in Context — Isaiah 19
9 Moreover they that work in fine flax, and they that weave networks, shall be confounded.
10 And they shall be broken in the purposes thereof, all that make sluices and ponds for fish.
11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
12 Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
13 The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.
What Does Isaiah 19:11 Mean?
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