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Selected Verse: Isaiah 19:3 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
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| Isa 19:3 |
Strong Concordance |
And the spirit [07307] of Egypt [04714] shall fail [01238] in the midst [07130] thereof; and I will destroy [01104] the counsel [06098] thereof: and they shall seek [01875] to the idols [0457], and to the charmers [0328], and to them that have familiar spirits [0178], and to the wizards [03049]. |
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King James |
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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
spirit--wisdom, for which Egypt was famed (Isa 31:2; Kg1 4:30; Act 7:22); answering to "counsel" in the parallel clause.
fail--literally, "be poured out," that is, be made void (Jer 19:7). They shall "seek" help from sources that can afford none, "charmers," &c. (Isa 8:19).
charmers--literally, "those making a faint sound"; the soothsayers imitated the faint sound which was attributed to the spirits of the dead (see on Isa 8:19). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And the spirit of Egypt - (see Isa 19:1). They shall be exhausted with their long internal contentions and strifes; and seeing no prospect of deliverance, and anxious that the turmoils should end, they shall seek counsel and refuge in their gods and necromancers, but in vain.
Shall fail - (נבקה nâbeqâh). Margin, 'Be emptied.' The word means, literally, "to pour out, empty, depopulate." Here it means that they would become disheartened and discouraged.
And I will destroy - Margin, as the Hebrew, 'I will swallow up.' So the word is used in Psa 107:27, 'All their wisdom is destroyed' (Hebrew, 'swallowed up. ')
And they shall seek to the idols - According to Herodotus (ii. 152), Psammetichus had consulted the oracle of Latona at Butos, and received for answer that the sea should avenge his cause by producing brazen men. Some time after, a body of Ionians and Carians were compelled by stress of weather to touch at Egypt, and landed there, clad in brass armor. Some Egyptians, alarmed at their appearance, came to Psammetichus, and described them as brazen men who had risen from the sea, and were plundering the country. He instantly supposed that this was the accomplishment of the oracle, and entered into an alliance with the strangers, and by their aid was enabled to obtain the victory over his foes. Compare the different accounts of Diodorus in the Analysis of this chapter. The whole history of Egypt shows how much they were accustomed to consult their idols (see Herodot. ii. 54ff, 82, 83, 139, 152). Herodotus says (ii. 83), that the art of divination in Egypt was confined to certain of their deities. There were in that country the oracles of Hercules, of Apollo, of Mars, of Diana, and of Jupiter; but the oracle of Latona in Butos was held in greater veneration than any of the rest.
And to the charmers - (אטים 'ı̂ṭı̂ym). This word occurs nowhere else. The root אטט 'âṭaṭ, in Arabic, means "to mutter, to make a gentle noise;" and this word probably denotes conjurors, diviners (see the note at Isa 8:19). The Septuagint renders it, 'Their idols.'
And to them that have familiar spirits - (see the note at Isa 8:19). The Septuagint renders this, 'Those who speak from the ground.'
And to the wizards - Septuagint - Ἐγγαστριμύθους Engastrimuthous - 'Ventriloquists.' The Hebrew word means a wise man, a soothsayer, a magician (ידענים yı̂dı̂‛onı̂ym from ידע yâda‛ "to know;" see Lev 19:31; Lev 20:6; Deu 18:11). This fake science abounded in Egypt, and in most Oriental countries. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| The spirit - Their courage. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| They shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards - And thei schul asken their symulacres, and their debynouris, and their devyl clepers, and their devyl sacristers. - Old Bible. The import of the original words has already been given where they occur in the Pentateuch. See Deu 18:10, etc. |
19 And when they shall say [0559] unto you, Seek [01875] unto them that have familiar spirits [0178], and unto wizards [03049] that peep [06850], and that mutter [01897]: should not a people [05971] seek [01875] unto their God [0430]? for the living [02416] to the dead [04191]?
19 And when they shall say [0559] unto you, Seek [01875] unto them that have familiar spirits [0178], and unto wizards [03049] that peep [06850], and that mutter [01897]: should not a people [05971] seek [01875] unto their God [0430]? for the living [02416] to the dead [04191]?
7 And I will make void [01238] the counsel [06098] of Judah [03063] and Jerusalem [03389] in this place [04725]; and I will cause them to fall [05307] by the sword [02719] before [06440] their enemies [0341], and by the hands [03027] of them that seek [01245] their lives [05315]: and their carcases [05038] will I give [05414] to be meat [03978] for the fowls [05775] of the heaven [08064], and for the beasts [0929] of the earth [0776].
22 And [2532] Moses [3475] was learned [3811] in all [3956] the wisdom [4678] of the Egyptians [124], and [1161] was [2258] mighty [1415] in [1722] words [3056] and [2532] in [1722] deeds [2041].
30 And Solomon's [08010] wisdom [02451] excelled [07235] the wisdom [02451] of all the children [01121] of the east country [06924], and all the wisdom [02451] of Egypt [04714].
2 Yet he also is wise [02450], and will bring [0935] evil [07451], and will not call back [05493] his words [01697]: but will arise [06965] against the house [01004] of the evildoers [07489], and against the help [05833] of them that work [06466] iniquity [0205].
11 Or a charmer [02266] [02267], or a consulter [07592] with familiar spirits [0178], or a wizard [03049], or a necromancer [01875] [04191].
6 And the soul [05315] that turneth [06437] after [0413] such as have familiar spirits [0178], and after [0310] wizards [03049], to go a whoring [02181] after [0310] them, I will even set [05414] my face [06440] against that soul [05315], and will cut him off [03772] from among [07130] his people [05971].
31 Regard [06437] not them that have familiar spirits [0178], neither seek [01245] after wizards [03049], to be defiled [02930] by them: I am the LORD [03068] your God [0430].
19 And when they shall say [0559] unto you, Seek [01875] unto them that have familiar spirits [0178], and unto wizards [03049] that peep [06850], and that mutter [01897]: should not a people [05971] seek [01875] unto their God [0430]? for the living [02416] to the dead [04191]?
19 And when they shall say [0559] unto you, Seek [01875] unto them that have familiar spirits [0178], and unto wizards [03049] that peep [06850], and that mutter [01897]: should not a people [05971] seek [01875] unto their God [0430]? for the living [02416] to the dead [04191]?
27 They reel to and fro [02287], and stagger [05128] like a drunken man [07910], and are at their wits [02451]' end [01104].
1 The burden [04853] of Egypt [04714]. Behold, the LORD [03068] rideth [07392] upon a swift [07031] cloud [05645], and shall come [0935] into Egypt [04714]: and the idols [0457] of Egypt [04714] shall be moved [05128] at his presence [06440], and the heart [03824] of Egypt [04714] shall melt [04549] in the midst [07130] of it.
10 There shall not be found [04672] among you any one that maketh his son [01121] or his daughter [01323] to pass [05674] through the fire [0784], or that useth [07080] divination [07081], or an observer of times [06049], or an enchanter [05172], or a witch [03784],