Isaiah 19:11
What does Isaiah 19:11 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 19:11 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000The 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?
KJV
King James Version · 1611Surely 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?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901The 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?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The 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?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Only, 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?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The princes of Tanis are become fools, the wise counsellors of Pharao have given foolish counsel: how will you say to Pharao: I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890They 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?
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 73:22
So brutish was I, and ignorant; I wasasa beast before thee.
- Ezekiel 30:14
And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set a fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments upon No.
- Ezekiel 7:26
Mischief shall come upon mischief, and rumor shall be upon rumor; and they shall seek a vision of the prophet; but the law shall perish from the priest, and counsel from the elders.
- Psalms 92:6
A brutish man knoweth not; Neither doth a fool understand this:
- Acts 7:22
And Moses was instructed in all the wisdom of the Egyptians; and he was mighty in his words and works.
- Psalms 33:10
Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.
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