Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 19:3
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3. spirit — wisdom, for which Egypt was famed ( Isaiah 31:2 ; 1 Kings 4:30 ; Acts 7:22 ); answering to "counsel" in the parallel clause. fail —literally, "be poured out," that is, be made void ( Acts 7:22- : ). They shall "seek" help from sources that can afford none, "charmers," c. ( Acts 7:22- : ). charmers —literally, "those making a faint sound" the soothsayers imitated the faint sound which was attributed to the spirits of the dead (see on Isaiah 8:19 ). return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-4" class="com-number"
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