Isaiah 19:11

Isaiah 19:11 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

11The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools;

the wise counselors of Pharaoh give senseless advice.

How can you say to Pharaoh,

“I am one of the wise men,

a disciple of the ancient kings”?

11¶The officials of 19:11 Or TanisZoan are mere fools;

The advice of Pharaoh’s wisest advisers has become 19:11 Or brutishstupid.

How can you say to Pharaoh,

“I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings”?

11The princes of Zoan are mere fools;

The advice of Pharaoh’s wisest advisers has become stupid.

How can you men say to Pharaoh,

“I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings”?

11¶The princes of 19:11 Or Tanis, an ancient capital of the Pharaohs.Zoan are complete fools;

The counsel of the Pharaoh’s wisest advisors has become stupid.

How can you say to Pharaoh,

“I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings?”

11The princes of Zoan are mere fools;

Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice.

How can you say to Pharaoh,

“I am one of the wise,

a son of eastern kings”?

11The officials of the city of Zoan are very foolish.

Pharaoh’s wise men give advice that doesn’t make any sense.

How can they dare to say to Pharaoh,

“We’re among the wise men”?

How can they say to him,

“We’re like the advisers to the kings of long ago”?