Isaiah

Isaiah 19:11

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”?

Word by word

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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

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Numbers 13:22 · 1 Kings 4:30 · Isaiah 30:4 · Acts 7:22 · Psalm 78:43 · Psalm 78:12 · Genesis 41:38–39

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.