The thin ears of corn swallowed the seven good ones. I told this to the magicians, but no one can tell me what it means.’
Isaiah 8:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When they say to you, ‘Enquire of the mediums and the spiritists who chirp and mutter,’ shouldn’t a people enquire of their God? Should they enquire of the dead on behalf of the living? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the people [instead of putting their trust in God] shall say to you, Consult for direction mediums and wizards who chirp and mutter, should not a people seek and consult their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living? American Standard Version (1901) And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits and unto the wizards, that chirp and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? on behalf of the living should they seek unto the dead? Common English Bible If they say to you: “Consult the ghosts and the spirits that chirp and mutter. (Shouldn’t a people consult its gods?) Consult the dead on behalf of the living Catholic Public Domain Version And though they say to you, "Seek from seers and diviners," they who hiss in their incantations, should not the people seek from their God, for the sake of the living, and not from the dead? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when they shall say to you: Seek of pythons, and of diviners, who mutter in their enchantments: should not the people seek of their God, for the living of the dead? |
The thin ears of corn swallowed the seven good ones. I told this to the magicians, but no one can tell me what it means.’
But the angel of the Lord said to Elijah the Tishbite, ‘Go and meet the messengers of the king of Samaria and say to them, “Is it because there is no God in Israel that you are going to enquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron?
He sacrificed his son in the fire, , practised witchcraft and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did a huge amount of evil in the Lord’s sight, angering him.
In addition, Josiah eradicated the mediums, the spiritists, household idols, images, and all the abhorrent things that were seen in the land of Judah and in Jerusalem. He did this in order to carry out the words of the law that were written in the book that the priest Hilkiah found in the Lord’s temple.
Saul died for his unfaithfulness to the Lord because he did not keep the Lord’s word. He even consulted a medium for guidance,
He passed his sons through the fire in Ben Hinnom Valley. He practised witchcraft, divination, and sorcery, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did a huge amount of evil in the Lord’s sight, angering him.
Egypt’s spirit will be disturbed within it, and I will frustrate its plans. Then they will enquire of worthless idols, ghosts, mediums, and spiritists.
The dead do not live; departed spirits do not rise up. Indeed, you have punished and destroyed them; you have wiped out all memory of them.
You will be brought down; you will speak from the ground, and your words will come from low in the dust. Your voice will be like that of a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper from the dust.
Without asking my advice they set out to go down to Egypt in order to seek shelter under Pharaoh’s protection and take refuge in Egypt’s shadow.
This is what the Lord, the Holy One of Israel and its Maker, says: ‘Ask me what is to happen to my sons, and instruct me about the work of my hands.
So take your stand with your spells and your many sorceries, which you have wearied yourself with from your youth. Perhaps you will be able to succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!
You are worn out with your many consultations. So let the astrologers stand and save you – those who observe the stars, those who predict monthly what will happen to you.
But the Lord is the true God; he is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at his wrath, and the nations cannot endure his fury.
So you should not listen to your prophets, diviners, dreamers, fortune-tellers, or sorcerers who say to you, “Don’t serve the king of Babylon! ”
‘Do not turn to mediums , or consult spiritists, , or you will be defiled by them; I am the Lord your God.
‘Whoever turns to mediums , or spiritists and prostitutes himself with them, I will turn against that person and cut him off from his people.
I will remove sorceries from your hands, and you will not have any more fortune-tellers.
Once, as we were on our way to prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit by which she predicted the future. She made a large profit for her owners by fortune-telling.
No one among you is to sacrifice his son or daughter in the fire, , practise divination, tell fortunes, interpret omens, practise sorcery,
cast spells, consult a medium or a spiritist, or enquire of the dead.
for they themselves report what kind of reception we had from you: how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God
There were indeed false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, and will bring swift destruction on themselves.
‘Who is it that you want me to bring up for you? ’ the woman asked. ‘Bring up Samuel for me,’ he answered.
Samuel answered, ‘Since the Lord has turned away from you and has become your enemy, why are you asking me?
Saul then said to his servants, ‘Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.’ His servants replied, ‘There is a woman at En-dor who is a medium.’
Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes and set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, ‘Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I tell you.’