Isaiah 19:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 19:11 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
אַךְ
ʼak
H389
surely
אֱוִלִים֙
ʼĕvîyl
H191
fool
שָׂ֣רֵי
sar
H8269
prince
צֹ֔עַן
Tsôʻan
H6814
Zoan
חַכְמֵי֙
châkâm
H2450
wise
יֹעֲצֵ֣י
ʻêtsâh
H6098
counsel
פַרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
עֵצָ֖ה
ʻêtsâh
H6098
counsel
נִבְעָרָ֑ה
bâʻar
H1197
to burn
אֵ֚יךְ
ʼêyk
H349
how
תֹּאמְר֣וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
פַּרְעֹ֔ה
Parʻôh
H6547
Pharaoh
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
חֲכָמִ֥ים
châkâm
H2450
wise
אֲנִ֖י
ʼănîy
H589
I
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
מַלְכֵי
melek
H4428
king
קֶֽדֶם
qedem
H6924
east
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World English Bible Public Domain
The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
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King James Version Public Domain
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Surely the princes of Zoan foolish; the wisest of the counselors of Pharaoh, the counsel has consumed itself. How will you say to Pharaoh, “I a son of the wise, a son of the kings of antiquity”?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).