Isaiah 19:11

God's Word

The leaders of Zoan are nothing but fools. The wisest of Pharaoh’s counselors gives stupid advice. How can you tell Pharaoh, “I’m a descendant of wise men, a descendant of ancient kings”?

Cross References

1 Kings 4:30

Solomon’s wisdom was greater than that of all the eastern people and all the wisdom of the Egyptians.

1 Kings 5:10

So Hiram gave Solomon all the cedar and cypress wood he wanted.

Job 12:17

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools out of judges.

Psalm 33:10

The Lord blocks the plans of the nations. He frustrates the schemes of the people of the world.

Psalm 73:22

I was stupid, and I did not understand. I was like a dumb animal in your presence.

Psalm 78:12

In front of their ancestors he performed miracles in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan.

Psalm 78:43

when he performed his miraculous signs in Egypt, his wonders in the fields of Zoan.

Psalm 92:6

A stupid person cannot know and a fool cannot understand

Exodus 8:14

They were piled into countless heaps, and the land began to stink because of them.

Exodus 8:4

The frogs will jump on you, on your people, and on all your officials.’ ”

Proverbs 30:2

I’m more ⌞like⌟ a dumb animal than a human being. I don’t ⌞even⌟ have human understanding.

Isaiah 19:13

The leaders of Zoan are acting foolishly. The leaders of Memphis are led astray. The leaders who are the cornerstones of its tribes mislead the Egyptians.

Isaiah 19:3

The Egyptians will lose courage. I will unravel their plans. They will turn to idols, ghosts, mediums, and fortunetellers.

Isaiah 29:14

That is why I am going to do something completely amazing for these people once again. The wisdom of their wise people will disappear. The intelligence of their intelligent people will be hidden.”

Isaiah 30:4

Although Pharaoh’s officials are in Zoan and his messengers have reached Hanes,

Isaiah 44:25

I cause the signs of false prophets to fail and make fools of fortunetellers. I make wise men retreat and turn their knowledge into foolishness.

Jeremiah 10:14

Everyone is stupid and ignorant. Metalsmiths are put to shame by their idols. Their statues are false ⌞gods⌟. They can’t breathe.

Jeremiah 10:21

The shepherds are foolish. They don’t look to the Lord for help. That is why they won’t succeed, and all their flocks will be scattered.

Jeremiah 46:17

There they will cry, ‘Pharaoh, king of Egypt, is a big windbag. He has missed his chance.’

Jeremiah 49:7

This is what the Lord of Armies says about Edom: Is there no longer any wisdom in Teman? Has wisdom disappeared from your people? Has their wisdom vanished?

Jeremiah 8:9

Wise people are put to shame, confused, and trapped. They have rejected the Lord’s word. They don’t really have any wisdom.

Ezekiel 28:17

You became too proud because of your beauty. You wasted your wisdom because of your greatness. So I threw you to the ground and left you in front of the kings so that they could see you.

Ezekiel 30:14

I will destroy Pathros, set fire to Zoan, and bring punishment on Thebes.

Ezekiel 7:26

One disaster will happen after another. One rumor will follow another. People will ask for a vision from a prophet. The teachings of priests and the advice of leaders will disappear.

Obadiah 1:7

All your allies will force you to leave your land. The people who are at peace with you will deceive you. Those who eat food with you will set traps for you, and you won’t even know about it.

Obadiah 1:8

“On that day I will destroy the wise people in Edom and take wisdom away from Esau’s mountain,” declares the Lord.

Numbers 13:22

They went through the Negev and came to Hebron, where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai lived. They are descendants of Anak. (Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)

Acts 7:22

So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and became a great man in what he said and did.