Isaiah
Isaiah 19:11–12
11The princes of Zoan are mere fools;
Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am one of the wise,
a son of eastern kings”?
12Where are your wise men now?
Let them tell you and reveal
what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Isaiah 19:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The princes | שָׂ֣רֵי | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of Zoan | צֹ֔עַן | ṣō·‘an | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6814 Tanis |
| are mere | אַךְ־ | ’aḵ- | Adverb | H389 surely |
| fools | אֱוִלִים֙ | ’ĕ·wi·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H191 foolish |
| Pharaoh’s | פַרְעֹ֔ה | p̄ar·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| wise | חַכְמֵי֙ | ḥaḵ·mê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2450 wise |
| counselors | עֵצָ֖ה | ‘ê·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular | H6098 counsel, advice |
| give senseless | נִבְעָרָ֑ה | niḇ·‘ā·rāh | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| advice | יֹעֲצֵ֣י | yō·‘ă·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H6098 counsel, advice |
| How | אֵ֚יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| can you say | תֹּאמְר֣וּ | tō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Pharaoh | פַּרְעֹ֔ה | par·‘ōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6547 Pharaoh |
| I | אֲנִ֖י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| am one | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of the wise | חֲכָמִ֥ים | ḥă·ḵā·mîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H2450 wise |
| a son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of eastern | קֶֽדֶם׃ | qe·ḏem | Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| kings | מַלְכֵי־ | mal·ḵê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
Isaiah 19:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where | אַיָּם֙ | ’ay·yām | Interrogative; third person masculine plural | H335 where? |
| are your wise men | חֲכָמֶ֔יךָ | ḥă·ḵā·me·ḵā | Adjective - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| now | אֵפ֣וֹא | ’ê·p̄ō·w | Conjunction | H645 then |
| Let them tell | וְיַגִּ֥ידוּ | wə·yag·gî·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5046 be conspicuous |
| you | לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| and reveal | וְיֵ֣דְע֔וּ | wə·yê·ḏə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| has planned | יָּעַ֛ץ | yā·‘aṣ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3289 advise, counsel |
| against | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Egypt | מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | miṣ·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 19:11 Numbers 13:22 · 1 Kings 4:30 · Isaiah 30:4 · Acts 7:22 · Psalm 78:43 · Psalm 78:12 · Genesis 41:38–39
Isaiah 19:12 1 Corinthians 1:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.