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Isaiah 19:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 11 The princes of Zoʹan+ are foolish.
  
  The wisest advisers of Pharʹaoh give unreasonable advice.+
  
  How can you say to Pharʹaoh:
  
  “I am a descendant of wise ones,
  A descendant of ancient kings”?

Isaiah 19:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 11 The princes of Zoʹan+ are indeed foolish. As regards the wise ones of Pharʹaoh’s counselors, [their] counsel is something unreasonable.+ How will YOU men say to Pharʹaoh: “I am the son of wise ones, the son of kings of ancient time”?

Isaiah 19:11

The Bible in Living English
- 11 Soan’s generals are mere ignoramuses, the Pharaoh’s wisest counselors are idiotic counsel; how are you to say to the Pharaoh “I am a son of wise men, a son of Eastern kings”!

Isaiah 19:11

American Standard Version
- 11 The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Isaiah 19:11

The Emphasized Bible
- 11 Surely foolish are the princes of Zoan, The wisest counsellors of Pharaoh in counsel are brutish,—How can ye say unto Pharaoh, Son of the wise am I, Son of the kings of olden time?

Isaiah 19:11

King James Version
- 11 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?