- her wise men:
- "The wiseª [men] are ashamed,²°¹ they are dismayedª° and taken:ª° lo,¹ they have rejectedª° the wordª of the LORD;ª and what¹ wisdomª [is] in them?" {Jer 8:9} + "Who¹ would not¹ fearª° thee, O Kingª of nations?ª for¹ to thee doth it appertain:ª° forasmuch¹ as among all¹ the wiseª [men] of the nations,ª and in all¹ their kingdoms,ª [there is] none¹¹ like unto thee.¹" {Jer 10:7} + "Surely¹ the princesª of Zoanª [are] fools,ª the counselª of the wiseª counsellorsª° of Pharaohª is become brutish:ª° how¹ sayª° ye unto¹ Pharaoh,ª I¹ [am] the sonª of the wise,ª the sonª of ancientª kings?ª ... 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 19:11-13} + "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} + "Thou art weariedª° in the multitudeª of thy counsels.ª Let now¹ the astrologers,ªª° the stargazers,ª²¹ the monthlyª prognosticators,ª° stand up,ª° and saveª° thee from [these things] that¹¹ shall comeª° upon¹ thee. ... Behold,¹ they shall be¹ as stubble;ª the fireª shall burnª° them; they shall not¹ deliverª°¹ themselvesª from the powerª¹ of the flame:ª [there shall] not¹ [be] a coalª to warmª° at, [nor] fireª to sitª° before¹ it." {Isa 47:13-14} + "The kingª criedª° aloudª to bring²° in¹ the astrologers,ª the Chaldeans,ª and the soothsayers.ª° [And] the kingª spake,ª° and saidª° to the wiseª [men] of Babylon,ª Whosoeverªª¹ shall readª° thisª writing,ª and shewª° me the interpretationª thereof, shall be clothedª° with scarlet,ª and [have] a chainª of¹ goldª aboutª his neck,ª and shall be the third² rulerª°¹ in the kingdom.ª ... Thenª came²° in¹ allª the king'sª wiseª [men]: but they couldª° notª readª° the writing,ª nor make knownª° to the kingª the interpretationª thereof." {Dan 5:7-8}
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