Isaiah 47:13

Isaiah 47:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
• New International Version (NIV)All the counsel you have received has only worn you out! Let your astrologers come forward, those stargazers who make predictions month by month, let them save you from what is coming upon you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You are wearied with your many counsels; let them stand forth and save you, those who divide the heavens, who gaze at the stars, who at the new moons make known what shall come upon you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels; Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, And the monthly prognosticators Stand up and save you From what shall come upon you.

Context of Isaiah 47:13

11But evil will come on you Which you will not know how to charm away; And disaster will fall on you For which you cannot atone; And destruction about which you do not know Will come on you suddenly. 12“Persist now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to benefit, Perhaps you may cause trembling. You are wearied with your many counsels; Let now the astrologers, Those who prophesy by the stars, Those who predict by the new moons, Stand up and save you from what will come upon you. 14Behold, they have become like stubble, Fire burns them; They cannot save themselves from the power of the flame; There will be no coal to warm by Nor a fire to sit before! 15So have those become to you with whom you have labored, Those who have done business with you from your youth; Each has wandered in his own way; There is no one to save you.

Isaiah 47:13 word by word

נִלְאֵ֖ית בְּרֹ֣ב עֲצָתָ֑יִךְ יַעַמְדוּ־נָ֨א וְיוֹשִׁיעֻ֜ךְ הֹבְרֵ֣י שָׁמַ֗יִם הַֽחֹזִים֙ בַּכּ֣וֹכָבִ֔ים מֽוֹדִיעִם֙ לֶחֳדָשִׁ֔ים מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר יָבֹ֖אוּ עָלָֽיִךְ׃Read the interlinear

• weariedלָאָהlâ'âh · be wearyH3811
• with your manyרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• counselsעֵצָה‛êtsâh · counselH6098
• Let nowנָאnâ' · pleaseH4994
• astrologersהָבַרhâbar · to divideH1895
• astrologersשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• Those who prophesyחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
• by the starsכּוֹכָבkôkâb · starH3556
• Those who predictיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• by the newחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320
• moonsחֹ֫דֶשׁchôdesh · month: new moonH2320
• Standעָמַד‛âmad · to stand: standH5975
• saveיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• you from whatמֵאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whenceH834
• will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935

Cross-references for Isaiah 47:13

• Isaiah 57:10You were tired out by the length of your road, Yet you did not say, ‘It is hopeless!’ You found renewed strength, Therefore you did not faint.
• Ezekiel 24:12She has wearied Me with work, Yet her great rust has not gone from her; Let her rust be in the fire!
• Habakkuk 2:13Is it not indeed from the Lord of armies That peoples labor merely for fire, And nations become weary for nothing?
• Isaiah 44:25Causing the omens of diviners to fail, Making fools of fortune-tellers; Causing wise men to turn back And making their knowledge ridiculous,
• Daniel 2:2Then the king gave orders to call in the soothsayer priests, the conjurers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans, to tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.
• Daniel 5:7The king called aloud to bring in the sorcerers, the Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be clothed with purple and have a necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as third ruler in the kingdom.”

Commentaries on Isaiah 47:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13From these things "What are the events" - For מאשר measher, read אשר מה mah asher, so the Septuagint, "what is to happen to thee."Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13Thou art wearied - Thou hast practiced so many arts, and practiced them so long, that thou art exhausted in them. The counsels‘ here referred to, are those which the astrologers and diviners would take in examining the prognostications, and the supposed indications of future events. Let now the astrologers - Call in now the aid of the various classes of diviners on whom thou hast relied to save thee from the impending calamity and ruin. The words rendered…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-15Verses 7-15 Let us beware of acting and speaking as Babylon did; of trusting in tyranny and oppression; of boasting as to our abilities, relying on ourselves, and ascribing success to our own prudence and wisdom; lest we partake of her plagues. Those in the height of prosperity, are apt to fancy themselves out of the reach of adversity. It is also common for sinners to think they shall be safe, because they think to be secret in wicked ways. But their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13Babylon was advanced in astronomy, which the astrologers and stargazers used as a form of divination (see Daniel 2:2, 10; 5:7).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1313. wearied--(compare Is 57:10; Eze 24:12). astrologers--literally, those who form combinations of the heavens; who watch conjunctions and oppositions of the stars. "Casters of the configurations of the sky" [Horsley]. Gesenius explains it: the dividers of the heavens. In casting a nativity they observed four signs:--the horoscope, or sign which arose at the time one was born; the mid-heaven; the sign opposite the horoscope towards the west; and the…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 47:13

• Astrology
• Astronomy
• Idolatry
• Prognostication
• Sorcery

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Commentaries on Isaiah 47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings