- the princes:
- "And the spiritª of Egyptª shall failª° in the midstª thereof; and I will destroyª° the counselª thereof: and they shall seekª° to¹ the idols,ª and to¹ the charmers,ª and to¹ them that have familiar spirits,ª and to¹ the wizards.ª" {Isa 19:3} + "The princesª of Zoanª are become fools,ª° the princesª of Nophª are deceived;ª° they have also seducedª°¹ Egypt,ª [even they that are] the stayª of the tribesª thereof." {Isa 19:13} + "Therefore,¹ behold,¹ I will proceedª° to do a marvellous workª° among¹ this¹ people,ª [even] a marvellous workª° and a wonder:ª for the wisdomª of their wiseª [men] shall perish,ª° and the understandingª of their prudentª° [men] shall be hid.ª°" {Isa 29:14} + "That frustratethª° the tokensª of the liars,ª and maketh diviners²° mad;ª°¹ that turnethª° wiseª [men] backward,ª and maketh their knowledge² foolish;ª°¹" {Isa 44:25} + "He disappointethª° the devicesª of the crafty,ª so that their handsª cannot¹ performª° [their] enterprise.ª ... He takethª° the wiseª in their own craftiness:ª and the counselª of the frowardª° is carried headlong.ª°" {Job 5:12-13} + "He leadeth²°¹ counsellorsª° away spoiled,ª and maketh the judgesª° fools.ª°" {Job 12:17} + "The LORDª bringeth²° the counselª of the heathenª to nought:ª° he maketh²° the devicesª of the peopleª of none effect.ª°" {Psa 33:10} + "Concerning Edom,ª thus¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts;ª [Is] wisdomª no¹ more¹ in Teman?ª is counselª perishedª° from the prudent?ª°¹ is their wisdomª vanished?ª°" {Jer 49:7} + "Mischiefª shall comeª° upon¹ mischief,ª and rumourª shall be¹ upon¹ rumour;ª then shall they seekª° a visionª of the prophet;ª¹ but the lawª shall perishª° from the priest,ª¹ and counselª from the ancients.ª¹" {Ezk 7:26} + "Forª it is written,ª° I will destroyª° the¹ wisdomª of the¹ wise,ª andª will bring to nothingª° the¹ understandingª of the¹ prudent.ª ... Whereª [is] the wise?ª whereª [is] the scribe?ª whereª [is] the disputerª of thisª world?ª hath²° notª Godª made foolishª° the¹ wisdomª of thisª world?ª" {1Co 1:19-20}
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