Isaiah 8:16-20

16Tie up the written instructions. Seal the teachings among my disciples.

17I will wait for the Lord, who hides his face from the descendants of Jacob. I will hope in him.

18I am here with the children that the Lord has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the Lord of Armies, who lives on Mount Zion.

19People will say to you, “Ask for help from the mediums and the fortunetellers, who whisper and mutter.” Shouldn’t people ask their God for help instead? Why should they ask the dead to help the living?

20They should go to the teachings and to the written instructions. If people don’t speak these words, it is because it doesn’t dawn on them.