Isaiah 19:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 19:3 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 →
וְנָבְקָ֤ה
bâqaq
H1238
to empty
רֽוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
מִצְרַ֨יִם֙
Mitsrayim
H4714
Egypt
בְּקִרְבּ֔וֹ
qereb
H7130
midst
וַעֲצָת֖וֹ
ʻêtsâh
H6098
counsel
אֲבַלֵּ֑עַ
bâlaʻ
H1104
to swallow up
וְדָרְשׁ֤וּ
dârash
H1875
to seek
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָֽאֱלִילִים֙
ʼĕlîyl
H457
worthless
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָ֣אִטִּ֔ים
ʼaṭ
H328
gentleness
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הָאֹב֖וֹת
ʼôwb
H178
water skin bottle
וְאֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַיִּדְּעֹנִֽים
yiddᵉʻônîy
H3049
soothsayer
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World English Bible Public Domain
The spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst of it; and I will destroy the counsel of it: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to those who have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the spirit of Egypt will be emptied out in its midst, and I will swallow up its counsel. And they will seek idols and sorcerers and ritual pits and familiar spirits.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).