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Isaiah 47:12

47:11 Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know. from: Heb. the morning thereof put: Heb. expiate
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

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“Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth; as if you might profit; as if you might prevail.

Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.

Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, wherein you have labored from your youth; if so be you shall be able to profit, if so be you may prevail.

47:13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee. astrologers: Heb. viewers of the heavens the monthly: Heb. that give knowledge concerning the months

What does Isaiah 47:12 mean?

Isaiah 47:12 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָמַד (ʻâmad), חֶבֶר (cheber), רֹב (rôb).

Hebrew interlinear

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Standעָמַדʻâmad/aw-mad'/H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
now
with
thine
enchantments,חֶבֶרcheber/kheh'-ber/H2267a society; also a spell
and
with
the
multitudeרֹבrôb/robe/H7230abundance (in any respect)
of
thy
sorceries,כֶּשֶׁףkesheph/keh'-shef/H3785magic
whereinאֲשֶׁרʼăsher/ash-er'/H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
thou
hast
labouredיָגַעyâgaʻ/yaw-gah'/H3021properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil
from
thy
youth;נָעוּרnâʻûwr/naw-oor'/H5271(only in plural collectively or emphatic form) youth, the state (juvenility) or the persons (young people)
if
so
be
thou
shalt
be
ableיָכֹלyâkôl/yaw-kole'/H3201to be able, literally (can, could) or morally (may, might)
to
profit,יַעַלyaʻal/yaw-al'/H3276properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable (objectively; useful, subjectively; benefited)
if
so
be
thou
mayest
prevail.עָרַץʻârats/aw-rats'/H6206to awe or (intransitive) to dread; hence, to harass

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Isaiah 47:12.

1 Samuel 17:33

And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him: for thou art but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth.

Isaiah 47:15

Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.

Isaiah 47:9

But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

Nahum 3:4

Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts.

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What does Isaiah 47:12 say?

Isaiah 47:12 (King James Version) reads: "Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail."

Is Isaiah 47:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 47:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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