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Isaiah 19:3 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Isaiah 19:3 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 19 verse 3 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. fail: Heb. be emptied destroy: Heb. swallow up”
Isaiah 19:3 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 19:3
'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.' Egypt's 'spirit' (ruach—breath, spirit, courage, morale) fails—collective confidence collapses. God destroys their 'counsel' (etsah—plans, wisdom, strategy), indicating intellectual/planning capacity vanishes. Desperate, they multiply religious activity—consulting idols, charmers (whisperers), mediums (familiar spirits), and wizards (knowing ones). This intensified occultism demonstr...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 19:3
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“Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter: shouldn't a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?”
“and the enchanters”
“because of the word of Yahweh”
“and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward”
“There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.”
“and who can stop it? His hand is stretched out”
“So that their hands can't perform their enterprise.”
“when the wine was gone out of Nabal”
“The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel. For Yahweh had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel”
“saying”