TSK · Isaiah 19:3

In the morning, when Nabal was sober, his wife told him about these matters. He had a stroke and was paralyzed.

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said,“The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the LORD had decided to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD could bring disaster on Absalom.

Ahaziah fell through a window lattice in his upper chamber in Samaria and was injured. He sent messengers with these orders,“Go, ask Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, if I will survive this injury.”

While he was speaking, Amaziah said to him,“Did we appoint you to be a royal counselor? Stop prophesying or else you will be killed!” So the prophet stopped, but added,“I know that God has decided to destroy you, because you have done this thing and refused to listen to my advice.”

He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.

They swayed and staggered like a drunk, and all their skill proved ineffective.

Darkness Turns to Light as an Ideal King Arrives They will say to you,“Seek oracles at the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, from the magicians who chirp and mutter incantations. Should people not seek oracles from their gods, by asking the dead about the destiny of the living?”

They went up to the temple, the people of Dibon went up to the high places to lament. Because of what happened to Nebo and Medeba, Moab wails. Every head is shaved bare, every beard is trimmed off.

The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; Pharaoh’s wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh,“I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?”

Persist in trusting your amulets and your many incantations, which you have faithfully recited since your youth! Maybe you will be successful– maybe you will scare away disaster.

Why will your soldiers be defeated? They will not stand because I, the LORD, will thrust them down.

Can your heart endure, or can your hands be strong when I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do it!

So I issued an order for all the wise men of Babylon to be brought before me so that they could make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.”