ISA 19:11 Parallel View

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ULT  ⇔ Indeed, the princes of Zoan are foolish.
⇔ Of the wisest of the counselors of Pharaoh, counsel has become foolish.
 ⇔ How can you say to Pharaoh,
⇔ “I am the son of wise men,
⇔ a son of ancient kings?”

UST The officials in the city of Zoan in northern Egypt are foolish.
⇔ The advice that they gave to the king was worthless.
 ⇔ Why do they continue to tell the king that they are wise,
⇔ that they are descendants of wise kings who lived long ago ?

BSB  ⇔ The 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”?

OEB  ⇔ Sheer fools are the princes of Zoan;
⇔ the wisest of Pharaoh’s counsellors
⇔ prove but a witless council.
 ⇔ How then can you say unto Pharaoh,
⇔ ‘A son of the wise am I,
⇔ a son of ancient kings’?

WEB The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings”?

NET The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools;
 ⇔ Pharaoh’s wise advisers give stupid advice.
 ⇔ How dare you say to Pharaoh,
 ⇔ “I am one of the sages,
 ⇔ one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?”

LSV Only, the princes of Zoan [are] fools,
The counsel of the wise ones of the counselors of Pharaoh has become brutish. How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am a son of the wise, a son of kings of antiquity?”

FBV The leaders of Zoan are stupid. Pharaoh's wise counselors give advice that doesn't make sense. How can you[fn] tell Pharaoh, “I myself am a wise man, descended from ancient kings”?

19:11 Referring to the “wise counselors.”

T4T  ⇔ The officials in Zoan city in northern Egypt are foolish.
⇔ The advice that they gave to the king was worthless.
 ⇔ Why do they continue to tell the king that they are wise,
⇔ that they are descendants of wise kings who lived long ago [RHQ]?

LEB • are foolish; the wise of the counselors of Pharaoh give senseless counsel. • How can you say to Pharaoh, • “I myself am a son of sages, • a[fn] of ancient kings”?

?:? Literally “son”

BBE The chiefs of Zoan are completely foolish; the wisest guides of Pharaoh have become like beasts: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the offspring of early kings?

MOF No MOF ISA book available

JPS The princes of Zoan are utter fools; the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh are a senseless counsel; how can ye say unto Pharaoh: 'I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings'?

ASV The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

DRA The princes of Tanis are become fools, the wise counsellors of Pharao have given foolish counsel: how will you say to Pharao: I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

YLT Only, fools [are] the princes of Zoan, The counsel of the wise ones of the counsellors of Pharaoh hath become brutish. How say ye unto Pharaoh, 'A son of the wise am I, a son of kings of antiquity?'

DBY They are but fools, the princes of Zoan, the wise counsellors of Pharaoh: [their] counsel is become senseless. How say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

RV The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

WBS Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counselors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

KJB ¶ Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
(¶ Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise council/counselors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye/you_all unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings? )

BB But you foolishe princes of Zoan, ye wise counsaylers of Pharao, whose wit is turned to foolishnesse, howe say ye vnto Pharao, I am come of wise men and of auncient kinges?
(But you foolishe princes of Zoan, ye/you_all wise counsaylers of Pharaoh, whose wit is turned to foolishness, how say ye/you_all unto Pharaoh, I am come of wise men and of auncient kings?)

GNV Surely the princes of Zoan are fooles: the counsell of the wise counselers of Pharaoh is become foolish: how say ye vnto Pharaoh, I am the sonne of the wise? I am the sonne of the ancient Kings?
(Surely the princes of Zoan are fooles: the council/counsel of the wise counselers of Pharaoh is become foolish: how say ye/you_all unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise? I am the son of the ancient Kings? )

CB Yee the vndiscrete prynces of Zoan, the councel of the wyse Senatours of Pharao, shal turne to foolishnesse: Those that darre boast & saye of Pharaos behalfe: I am come of wyse people.
(Yee the undiscrete princes of Zoan, the council/counsel of the wise Senatours of Pharaoh, shall turn to foolishness: Those that darre boast and say of Pharaos behalfe: I am come of wise people.)

WYC The fonned princes of Tafnys, the wise counselouris of Farao, yauen vnwise counsel; hou schulen ye seie to Farao, Y am the sone of wise men, the sone of elde kyngis?
(The fonned princes of Tafnys, the wise counselouris of Pharaoh, yauen unwise counsel; how should ye/you_all say to Pharaoh, I am the son of wise men, the son of elde kings?)

LUT Die Fürsten zu Zoan sind Toren, die weisen Räte Pharaos sind im Rat zu Narren worden. Was sagt ihr doch von Pharao: Ich bin der Weisen Kind und komme von alten Königen her?
(The Fürsten to Zoan are Toren, the weisen Räte Pharaos are in_the advice to Narren worden. What says her though/but from Pharao: I bin the Weisen Kind and komme from old kingen her?)

CLV Stulti principes Taneos, sapientes consiliarii Pharaonis dederunt consilium insipiens. Quomodo dicetis Pharaoni: Filius sapientium ego, filius regum antiquorum?[fn]
(Stulti principes Taneos, sapientes consiliarii Pharaonis dederunt consilium insipiens. Quomodo dicetis Pharaoni: Filius sapientium ego, filius regum antiquorum?)

19.11 Stulti. Adveniente captivitate Babylonica vel Romana, omnia magorum defecerunt consilia. Principes Thaneos. HIER. Humilis mandati; omnes enim hæretici contrariam altitudini humilitatem docent, et ad inferos detrahunt, et humilis mandati et dejecti sunt principes. Filius sapientium. Hæc dicebat unusquisque Pharaoni, etc., usque ad et deos magnos auctores suæ gentis fuisse jactant Isim, et Osirim, et Typhonem. Regum antiquorum. Quasi dicat: Habeo scientiam Scripturarum cum sapientia sæculari.

19.11 Stulti. Adveniente captivitate Babylonica or Romana, omnia magorum defecerunt consilia. Principes Thaneos. HIER. Humilis mandati; everyone because hæretici contrariam altitudini humilitatem docent, and to inferos detrahunt, and humilis mandati and deyecti are principes. Filius sapientium. Hæc dicebat unusquisque Pharaoni, etc., usque to and deos magnos auctores suæ gentis fuisse yactant Isim, and Osirim, and Typhonem. Regum antiquorum. Quasi dicat: Habeo scientiam Scripturarum cum sapientia sæculari.

BRN And the princes of Tanis shall be fools: as for the king's wise counsellors, their counsel shall be turned into folly: how will ye say to the king, We are sons of wise men, sons of ancient kings?

BrLXX Καὶ μωροὶ ἔσονται οἱ ἄρχοντες Τάνεως, οἱ σοφοὶ σύμβουλοι τοῦ βασιλέως, ἡ βουλὴ σὐτῶν μωρανθήσεται· πῶς ἐρεῖτε τῷ βασιλεῖ, υἱοὶ συνετῶν ἡμεῖς, υἱοὶ βασιλέων τῶν ἐξ ἀρχῆς;
(Kai mōroi esontai hoi arⱪontes Taneōs, hoi sofoi sumbouloi tou basileōs, haʸ boulaʸ sutōn mōranthaʸsetai; pōs ereite tōi basilei, huioi sunetōn haʸmeis, huioi basileōn tōn ex arⱪaʸs? )

Parallel ISA 19:11