Isaiah 8:18-20

New Catholic Bible

¹⁸ I stand here with the children
    whom the Lord has given me
to be signs and portents in Israel
    sent by the Lord of hosts
    who dwells on Mount Zion.
¹⁹ People may say to you,
    “Seek guidance from ghosts and mediums
    who whisper and mutter.
Should not a people consult its gods
    and the dead on behalf of the living
²⁰     while seeking instruction or a message?”
Those who offer suggestions like this
    will experience no dawn.