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Isaiah 19:11

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 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
- 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

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?