So you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; the Lord has decreed disaster for you.”
Isaiah 19:14 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The Lord has poured into them a spirit of confusion; and they have made Egypt stagger in all its doings as a drunkard staggers around in his vomit. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The Lord has mingled a spirit of perverseness, error, and confusion within her; [her leaders] have caused Egypt to stagger in all her doings, as a drunken man staggers in his vomit. American Standard Version (1901) Jehovah hath mingled a spirit of perverseness in the midst of her; and they have caused Egypt to go astray in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. Common English Bible The LORD has poured into them a spirit of confusion. They will make Egypt stumble in everything it does, just as a drunk stumbles in his vomit. Catholic Public Domain Version The Lord has mixed a spirit of giddiness into its midst. And they have caused Egypt to err in all its works, like a drunken man who staggers and vomits. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Lord hath mingled in the midst thereof the spirit of giddiness: and they have caused Egypt to err in all its works, as a drunken man staggereth and vomiteth. |
So you see, the Lord has put a lying spirit in the mouth of these your prophets; the Lord has decreed disaster for you.”
With him are strength and wisdom; the deceived and the deceiver are his.
They grope in the dark without light; he makes them stagger like a drunkard.
I will stir up Egyptians against Egyptians, and they will fight, one against the other, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, kingdom against kingdom;
The earth staggers like a drunkard; it sways like a hut; its transgression lies heavy upon it, and it falls and will not rise again.
so I will again do amazing things with this people, shocking and amazing. The wisdom of their wise shall perish, and the discernment of the discerning shall be hidden.
My people—their oppressors extort them, and creditors rule over them. O my people, your leaders mislead you and confuse the course of your paths.
for those who led this people led them astray, and those who were led by them were left in confusion.
Then you shall say to them, Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: Drink; get drunk and vomit; fall and rise no more because of the sword that I am sending among you.
Make him drunk because he magnified himself against the Lord; let Moab wallow in his vomit; he, too, shall become a laughingstock.
Jesus answered, “You faithless and perverse generation, how much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”
For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,
But God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem, and the lords of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech.