Isaiah 19:11

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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?The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

In other translations

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?The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

Hebrew words

אַךְ־'akh-[are] onlyH389אֱוִלִים'evilimfoolsH191שָׂרֵיsarei[the] officials ofH8269צֹעַןtzo'anZoanH6814חַכְמֵיchakhmei[the] wise [people] ofH2450יֹעֲצֵיyo'atzei[the] counselors ofH6098פַרְעֹהfar'ohPharaohH6547עֵצָה'etzahcounselH6098נִבְעָרָהniv'arahfoolishH1197אֵיךְ'eikhhow?H349תֹּאמְרוּtomeruwill you sayH559אֶל־'el-toH413פַּרְעֹהpar'ohPharaohH6547בֶּן־ben-[am] a son ofH1121חֲכָמִיםchakhamimwise [people]H2450אֲנִי'aniIH589בֶּן־ben-a son ofH1121מַלְכֵי־malkhei-kings ofH4428קֶדֶם׃kedemancient timeH6924

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Pharaoh (2 Kings 18)

Places: Egypt, Zoan

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