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Isaiah 19:12

Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the LORD of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.

KJV

Ubi nunc sunt sapientes tui ? annuntient tibi, et indicent quid cogitaverit Dominus exercituum super Ægyptum.

Vulgate

ποῦ εἰσιν νῦν οἱ σοφοί σου; καὶ ἀναγγειλάτωσάν σοι καὶ εἰπάτωσαν τί βεβούλευται Κύριος σαβαὼθ ἐπ’ Αἴγυπτον.

LXX

Where then are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now; and let them know what Jehovah of hosts hath purposed concerning Egypt.

ASV

אַיָּ/ם֙ אֵפ֣וֹא חֲכָמֶ֔י/ךָ וְ/יַגִּ֥ידוּ נָ֖א לָ֑/ךְ וְ/יֵ֣דְע֔וּ מַה יָּעַ֛ץ יְהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת עַל מִצְרָֽיִם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

12 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֵי
'y
pronoun · 38×
אֵפ֔וֹא
'pv'
adverb · 15×
חָכָ֣ם
chkm
noun · 135×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יַּגֶּד
ygd
verb · 369×
מִצְרַ֔יִם
mtsrym
proper_noun · 634×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
נָ֣א
n'
particle · 403×
נֽוֹעָצִ֔ים
nv'tsym
verb · 79×
עַל
'l
noun · 5732×
צְבָא֖וֹת
tsb'vt
noun · 480×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 1:20 — Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?