Isaiah 8:19
When they tell you, “Consult with those who have familiar spirits and with the wizards, who chirp and who mutter,” shouldn’t a people consult with their God? Should they consult the dead on behalf of the living?This verse in the real world
Who
In what words
- צָפַףtsâphaphto coo or chirp (as a bird)
- יִדְּעֹנִיyiddᵉʻônîyproperly, a knowing one; specifically, a conjurer; (by impl) a ghost
- אוֹבʼôwbproperly, a mumble, i.e. a water skin (from its hollow sound); hence a necromancer (ventri
- הָגָהhâgâhto murmur (in pleasure or anger); by implication, to ponder
- דָּרַשׁdârashproperly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow (for pursuit or search); by implication,
- חַיchayalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially i
- עַםʻama people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (colle
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
+1 more words in this verse
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.