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They will plead with their idols for wisdom and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead. <a href="/esv/isaiah/19.htm">English Standard Version</a> and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their counsel; and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers, and the mediums and the necromancers; <a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. <a href="/kjv/isaiah/19.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/19.htm">New King James Version</a> The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst; I will destroy their counsel, And they will consult the idols and the charmers, The mediums and the sorcerers. <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be demoralized within them; And I will confuse their strategy, So that they will resort to idols and ghosts of the dead, And to mediums and spiritists. <a href="/nasb/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be demoralized within them; And I will confound their strategy, So that they will resort to idols and ghosts of the dead And to mediums and spiritists. <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be demoralized within them; And I will confound their strategy, So that they will resort to idols and ghosts of the dead, And to mediums and spiritists. <a href="/lsb/isaiah/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied to destruction within them; And I will confuse their counsel, So that they will seek idols and ghosts of the dead And to mediums and spiritists. <a href="/amp/isaiah/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “Then the spirit of the Egyptians will become exhausted within them and emptied out; And I will confuse their strategy, So that they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, And mediums and soothsayers. <a href="/csb/isaiah/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Egypt’s spirit will be disturbed within it, and I will frustrate its plans. Then they will inquire of worthless idols, ghosts, mediums, and spiritists. <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Egypt&#8217s spirit will be disturbed within it, and I will frustrate its plans. Then they will seek idols, ghosts, spirits of the dead, and spiritists. <a href="/asv/isaiah/19.htm">American Standard Version</a> And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. <a href="/cev/isaiah/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> "Egypt will be discouraged when I confuse their plans. They will try to get advice from their idols, from the spirits of the dead, and from fortunetellers. <a href="/erv/isaiah/19.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the spirit of Egypt shall be made void in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek unto the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The Egyptians will lose courage. I will unravel their plans. They will turn to idols, ghosts, mediums, and fortunetellers. <a href="/gnt/isaiah/19.htm">Good News Translation</a> I am going to frustrate the plans of the Egyptians and destroy their morale. They will ask their idols to help them, and they will go and consult mediums and ask the spirits of the dead for advice. <a href="/isv/isaiah/19.htm">International Standard Version</a> The spirits of the Egyptians within them will be drained of courage, and I will bring their plans to nothing. They will consult idols and spirits of the dead, and mediums and spiritists. <a href="/msb/isaiah/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. <a href="/net/isaiah/19.htm">NET Bible</a> The Egyptians will panic, and I will confuse their strategy. They will seek guidance from the idols and from the spirits of the dead, from the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, and from the magicians. <a href="/nheb/isaiah/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The spirit of Egypt will fail in its midst. I will destroy its counsel. They will seek the idols, spirits of the dead, mediums, and spiritists. <a href="/wbt/isaiah/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of her, and I will destroy her counsel: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards. <a href="/web/isaiah/19.htm">World English Bible</a> The spirit of the Egyptians will fail within them. I will destroy their counsel. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And the spirit of Egypt has been emptied out in its midst. And I swallow up its counsel, "" And they have sought to the idols, "" And to the charmers, "" And to those having familiar spirits, "" And to the wizards. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And emptied out hath been in its midst the spirit of Egypt. And its counsel I swallow up, And they have sought unto the idols, And unto the charmers, And unto those having familiar spirits, And unto the wizards. <a href="/slt/isaiah/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> 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.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And the spirit of Egypt shall be broken in the bowels thereof, and I will cast down their counsel: and they shall consult their idols, and their diviners, and their wizards, and soothsayers. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And the spirit of Egypt will be ruptured to its very core. And I will cast down their plan violently. And they will seek answers from their false images, and their diviners, and those led by demons, and their seers. <a href="/nabre/isaiah/19.htm">New American Bible</a> The courage of the Egyptians shall ebb away within them, and I will bring their counsel to nought; They shall consult idols and charmers, ghosts and clairvoyants. <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their plans; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead and the ghosts and the familiar spirits;<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the spirit of the Egyptian shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will blot out their counsel; and they shall inquire of idols and of the sorcerers and of those who have familiar spirits and of wizards. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And the spirit of the Egyptian shall be cut off within him, and I shall drown his counsel, and they shall inquire of idols, and of the Magi, and of necromancers and of soothsayers<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the spirit of Egypt shall be made empty within it; And I will make void the counsel thereof; And they shall seek unto the idols, and to the whisperers, And to the ghosts, and to the familiar spirits. <a href="/sep/isaiah/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the spirit of the Egyptians shall be troubled within them; and I will frustrate their counsel: and they shall enquire of their gods and their images, and them that speak out of the earth, and them that have in them a divining spirit. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/19-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=3845" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/19.htm">An Oracle Concerning Egypt</a> …2“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. 3<a href="/hebrew/7307.htm" title="7307: rū·aḥ- (N-csc) -- Breath, wind, spirit. From ruwach; wind; by resemblance breath.">Then the spirit</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">of the Egyptians</a> <a href="/hebrew/1238.htm" title="1238: wə·nā·ḇə·qāh (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjPerf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to pour out, i.e. To empty, figuratively, to depopulate; by analogy, to spread out.">will be emptied out</a> <a href="/hebrew/7130.htm" title="7130: bə·qir·bōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Inward part, midst. From qarab; properly, the nearest part, i.e. The center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial.">from among them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1104.htm" title="1104: ’ă·ḇal·lê·a‘ (V-Piel-Imperf-1cs) -- To swallow down, swallow up, engulf. A primitive root; to make away with; generally, to destroy.">and I will frustrate</a> <a href="/hebrew/6098.htm" title="6098: wa·‘ă·ṣā·ṯōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Counsel, advice. From ya'ats; advice; by implication, plan; also prudence.">their plans,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: wə·ḏā·rə·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">so that they will resort</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/457.htm" title="457: hā·’ĕ·lî·lîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Insufficiency, worthlessness. Apparently from 'al; good for nothing, by anal. Vain or vanity; specifically an idol.">idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/328.htm" title="328: hā·’iṭ·ṭîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Gentleness. From an unused root perhaps meaning to move softly; a necromancer, gently.">spirits of the dead,</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/178.htm" title="178: hā·’ō·ḇō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- From the same as 'ab; properly, a mumble, i.e. A water skin; hence a necromancer.">to mediums</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: wə·’el- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3049.htm" title="3049: hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Familiar spirit. From yada'; properly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; a ghost.">spiritists.</a> 4I will deliver the Egyptians into the hands of harsh masters, and a fierce king will rule over them,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">Exodus 7:11-12</a> But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts. / Each one threw down his staff, and it became a serpent. But Aaron’s staff swallowed up the other staffs. <a href="/1_samuel/28-7.htm">1 Samuel 28:7-8</a> Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied. / So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.” <a href="/ezekiel/21-21.htm">Ezekiel 21:21</a> For the king of Babylon stands at the fork in the road, at the junction of the two roads, to seek an omen: He shakes the arrows, he consults the idols, he examines the liver. <a href="/daniel/2-2.htm">Daniel 2:2</a> So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king, <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Jeremiah 27:9-10</a> But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’ / For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish. <a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Micah 5:12</a> I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers. <a href="/zechariah/10-2.htm">Zechariah 10:2</a> For idols speak deceit and diviners see illusions; they tell false dreams and offer empty comfort. Therefore the people wander like sheep, oppressed for lack of a shepherd. <a href="/2_kings/21-6.htm">2 Kings 21:6</a> He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a> He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger. <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Leviticus 19:31</a> You must not turn to mediums or spiritists; do not seek them out, or you will be defiled by them. I am the LORD your God. <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a> Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you. <a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Acts 8:9-11</a> Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great, / and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.” / They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery. <a href="/acts/13-6.htm">Acts 13:6-8</a> They traveled through the whole island as far as Paphos, where they found a Jewish sorcerer and false prophet named Bar-Jesus, / an attendant of the proconsul, Sergius Paulus. The proconsul, a man of intelligence, summoned Barnabas and Saul because he wanted to hear the word of God. / But Elymas the sorcerer (for that is what his name means) opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. <a href="/acts/16-16.htm">Acts 16:16-18</a> One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling. / This girl followed Paul and the rest of us, shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!” / She continued this for many days. Eventually Paul grew so aggravated that he turned and said to the spirit, “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to come out of her!” And the spirit left her at that very moment. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-20.htm">1 Corinthians 10:20</a> No, but the sacrifices of pagans are offered to demons, not to God. And I do not want you to be participants with demons.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the middle 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.<a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Isaiah 19:1,11-13</a> The burden of Egypt. Behold, the LORD rideth upon a swift cloud, and shall come into Egypt: and the idols of Egypt shall be moved at his presence, and the heart of Egypt shall melt in the midst of it… <a href="/isaiah/57-16.htm">Isaiah 57:16</a> For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made.<a href="/1_samuel/25-37.htm">1 Samuel 25:37</a> But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these things, that his heart died within him, and he became as a stone.fail.<a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Isaiah 14:27</a> For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?<a href="/2_samuel/15-31.htm">2 Samuel 15:31</a> And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.<a href="/2_samuel/17-14.htm">2 Samuel 17:14,23</a> And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For the LORD had appointed to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom… destroy.<a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Psalm 107:27</a> They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.and they<a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a> 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?<a href="/isaiah/15-2.htm">Isaiah 15:2</a> He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off.<a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Isaiah 44:25</a> That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/3-3.htm">Charmers</a> <a href="/psalms/55-9.htm">Confound</a> <a href="/daniel/5-15.htm">Conjurers</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Consult</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Control</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-6.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-5.htm">Demoralized</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-2.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-2.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/isaiah/3-26.htm">Emptied</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-7.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Ghosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-4.htm">Lose</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Mediums</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Necromancers</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-8.htm">Plans</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-10.htm">Resort</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-5.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/exodus/7-11.htm">Sorcerers</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-11.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-2.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Spiritists</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-9.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Strategy</a> <a href="/isaiah/17-6.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-17.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-27.htm">Void</a> <a href="/psalms/58-5.htm">Whisperers</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-3.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">Within</a> <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Wizards</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/58-5.htm">Charmers</a> <a href="/jeremiah/1-17.htm">Confound</a> <a href="/daniel/1-20.htm">Conjurers</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-14.htm">Consult</a> <a href="/daniel/11-43.htm">Control</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Counsel</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-2.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-7.htm">Decisions</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-5.htm">Demoralized</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-11.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-21.htm">Effect</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm">Egyptians</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-6.htm">Emptied</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Empty</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-5.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-4.htm">Familiar</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Ghosts</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm">Gods</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-19.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-12.htm">Hollow</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-7.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-9.htm">Lose</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Mediums</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Necromancers</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-17.htm">Plans</a> <a href="/ezekiel/33-26.htm">Resort</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-20.htm">Secret</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-9.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Sorcerers</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-7.htm">Sounds</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Spirit</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Spiritists</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-14.htm">Spirits</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-5.htm">Strategy</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-10.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-1.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-5.htm">Void</a> <a href="/romans/1-29.htm">Whisperers</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">Wise</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Within</a> <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Wizards</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 19</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/19-1.htm">The confusion of Egypt</a> 11. <a href="/isaiah/19-11.htm">The foolishness of their princes</a> 18. <a href="/isaiah/19-18.htm">The calling of Egypt into the church</a> 23. <a href="/isaiah/19-23.htm">The covenant of Egypt, Assyria, and Israel</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Egypt was known for its strong national identity and pride, often seen in its monumental architecture and military prowess. The "spirit" here refers to the collective morale and cultural vitality. This emptying out can be seen as a divine judgment, similar to how God dealt with other nations in the Old Testament, such as Babylon and Assyria. Theologically, it reflects the idea that God can humble even the most powerful nations.and I will frustrate their plans This suggests divine intervention in the political and social strategies of Egypt. Throughout the Bible, God is depicted as sovereign over the affairs of nations, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Proverbs 19:21</a>, which states, "Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails." Historically, Egypt was a center of wisdom and strategy, often relying on its advisors and magicians. The frustration of their plans indicates a direct challenge to their reliance on human wisdom over divine guidance.so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead This phrase highlights a return to idolatry and necromancy, practices that were common in ancient Egypt. The Egyptians worshiped a pantheon of gods and often sought guidance from the dead, as seen in their elaborate burial practices and the Book of the Dead. Biblically, this is a sign of spiritual decline, as turning to idols and the dead is condemned in passages like <a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>. It underscores the futility of seeking help from sources other than God.to mediums and spiritists Mediums and spiritists were individuals who claimed to communicate with the spiritual realm, often for guidance or prophecy. In the cultural context of ancient Egypt, such practices were intertwined with their religious beliefs. However, the Bible consistently warns against these practices, as seen in <a href="/leviticus/19-31.htm">Leviticus 19:31</a> and <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a>, emphasizing reliance on God alone. This phrase serves as a warning of the spiritual consequences of abandoning God, leading to confusion and deception.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/e/egyptians.htm">Egyptians</a> The people of Egypt, a powerful nation in biblical times, often seen as a symbol of worldly power and idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/i/idols.htm">Idols</a> Objects of worship made by human hands, representing false gods that the Egyptians relied upon. 3. <a href="/topical/s/spirits_of_the_dead.htm">Spirits of the Dead</a> Refers to necromancy or seeking guidance from the dead, which was a common practice in ancient Egypt. 4. <a href="/topical/m/mediums_and_spiritists.htm">Mediums and Spiritists</a> Individuals who claim to communicate with the spiritual realm, often associated with pagan practices. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a> The God of Israel, who declares His sovereignty over the nations and their futile practices.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_idolatry.htm">The Futility of Idolatry</a> Idolatry leads to emptiness and frustration. Just as the Egyptians' reliance on idols and spiritists led to their downfall, so too does any reliance on false gods or worldly wisdom lead to spiritual emptiness. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a> God is in control of all nations and their destinies. His plans will prevail over human schemes, and He can bring down even the mightiest of powers. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_seeking_guidance_outside_of_god.htm">The Danger of Seeking Guidance Outside of God</a> Consulting mediums, spiritists, or any form of occult practice is condemned in Scripture. Believers are called to seek guidance from God alone, through His Word and prayer. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a> This passage serves as a call to turn away from idolatry and false practices and to seek the living God who offers true wisdom and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 19</a> <a href="/q/does_isaiah_19_1-4_match_egyptian_history.htm">Does Isaiah 19:1–4 align with known Egyptian history regarding civil strife and political upheaval? </a> <a href="/q/can_isaiah_19_16-25_fit_modern_views.htm">Can the miraculous elements in Isaiah 19:16-25 be reconciled with modern historical or scientific understanding?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_address_ancient_belief_in_idols.htm">Psalm 135:15-18 dismisses idols as mere human constructs--how do we address ancient records and artifacts that suggest widespread and longstanding belief in these deities?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_superstitions.htm">What does the Bible say about superstitions?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) The charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits . . .--The old reputation of Egypt for magic arts (<a href="/exodus/7-22.htm" title="And the magicians of Egypt did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's heart was hardened, neither did he listen to them; as the LORD had said.">Exodus 7:22</a>; <a href="/exodus/8-7.htm" title="And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.">Exodus 8:7</a>) seems to have continued. The "charmers" or mutterers were probably distinguished, like "those that peep" in <a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm" title="And when they shall say to you, Seek to them that have familiar spirits, and to wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek to their God? for the living to the dead?">Isaiah 8:19</a>, by some peculiar form of ventriloquism. A time of panic, when the counsels of ordinary statesmen failed, was sure there, as at Athens in its times of peril, to be fruitful in oracles and divinations.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 3. - They shall seek to the idols. The Egyptians believed that their gods gave them oracles. Menephthah claims to have been warned by Phthah, the god of Memphis, not to take the field in person against the Libyans when they invaded the Delta, but to leave the task of contending with them to his generals (Brugsch, 'History of Egypt,' vol. 2. p. 119). Herodotus speaks of there being several well-known oracular shrines in Egypt, the most trustworthy being that of Maut, at the city which he calls Buto (2. 152; comp. Isaiah 111). The charmers... them that have familiar spirits... wizards. Classes of men corresponding to the "magicians" and "wise men" of earlier times (<a href="/genesis/41-8.htm">Genesis 41:8</a>). (On the large place which magic occupied in the thoughts of the Egyptians, see 'Pulpit Commentary' on Exodus 7:11.) There was no diminution of the confidence reposed in them as time went on; and some remains of their practices seem to survive to the present day. <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/19-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the spirit רֽוּחַ־ (rū·aḥ-) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7307.htm">Strong's 7307: </a> Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of the Egyptians מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa will be emptied out וְנָבְקָ֤ה (wə·nā·ḇə·qāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1238.htm">Strong's 1238: </a> To pour out, to empty, to depopulate, to spread out from among them, בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ (bə·qir·bōw) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7130.htm">Strong's 7130: </a> The nearest part, the center and I will frustrate אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ (’ă·ḇal·lê·a‘) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1104.htm">Strong's 1104: </a> To swallow down, swallow up, engulf their plans, וַעֲצָת֖וֹ (wa·‘ă·ṣā·ṯōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6098.htm">Strong's 6098: </a> Advice, plan, prudence so that they will resort וְדָרְשׁ֤וּ (wə·ḏā·rə·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to idols הָֽאֱלִילִים֙ (hā·’ĕ·lî·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_457.htm">Strong's 457: </a> Good for, nothing, by anal, vain, vanity, an idol and וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to spirits of the dead, הָ֣אִטִּ֔ים (hā·’iṭ·ṭîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_328.htm">Strong's 328: </a> A necromancer, gently to mediums הָאֹב֖וֹת (hā·’ō·ḇō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_178.htm">Strong's 178: </a> A bottle (made from animal skin), a necromancer and וְאֶל־ (wə·’el-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to spiritists. הַיִּדְּעֹנִֽים׃ (hay·yid·də·‘ō·nîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3049.htm">Strong's 3049: </a> A knowing one, a conjurer, a ghost <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 19:3 The spirit of Egypt will fail (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/19-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 19:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/19-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 19:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 19:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>