Isaiah 8:19 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?”
Isaiah 8:19 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 8:19 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 8:19 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When they tell you, “Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter,” shouldn’t a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?”
Isaiah 8:19 — World English Bible
Isaiah 8:19 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? on behalf of the living should they seek unto the dead? ”
Isaiah 8:19 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 8:19 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And when they say unto you, `Seek unto those having familiar spirits, And unto wizards, who chatter and mutter, Doth not a people seek unto its God? --For the living unto the dead!”
Isaiah 8:19 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 8:19 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto the necromancers and unto the soothsayers, who chirp and who mutter, [say,] Shall not a people seek unto theirGod? [Will they go] for the living unto the dead? ”
Isaiah 8:19 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 8:19 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when they shall say vnto you, Enquire at them that haue a spirit of diuination, and at the soothsayers, which whisper and murmure, Should not a people enquire at their God? from the liuing to the dead?”
Isaiah 8:19 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 8:19 in Context — Isaiah 8
17 And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
18 Behold, I and the children whom the Lord hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the Lord of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
19 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
21 And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward.
What Does Isaiah 8:19 Mean?
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