New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 19:11-13

11The princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269ofZoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814are mereאַךְ־'akh-H389foolsאֱוִלִים֙'e.vi.LimH191;The adviceH6098of Pharaoh’sפַרְעֹ֔הfar.'OhH6547wisestחַכְמֵי֙chakh.MeiH2450advisersH3289has becomeH1197stupidH1197.Howאֵ֚יךְ'eikhH349can you mensayתֹּאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559to Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֔הpar.'OhH6547, “I am a sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of thewiseחֲכָמִ֥יםcha.kha.MimH2450,a sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of ancientקֶֽדֶם׃Ke.demH6924kingsמַלְכֵי־mal.khei-H4428”?

12WellH645thenאֵפ֣וֹא'e.Fo'H645,whereאַיָּם֙'ai.YamH335are your wiseH2450menH2450?Pleaseנָ֖אna'H4994let them tellוְיַגִּ֥ידוּve.ya.Gi.duH5046you, And let themunderstandוְיֵ֣דְע֔וּve.Ye.de.'UH3045whatמַה־mah-H4100the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635Haspurposedיָּעַ֛ץya.'AtzH3289againstעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

13The princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269ofZoanצֹ֔עַןTzo.'anH6814have actedH2973foolishlyH2973,The princesשָׂ֣רֵיSa.reiH8269ofMemphisנֹ֑ףNofH5297are deludedH5378; Those who are thecornerstoneפִּנַּ֥תpi.NatH6438of her tribesשְׁבָטֶֽיהָ׃she.va.Tei.haH7626HaveledH8582Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714astrayH8582.

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