Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be demoralized within them;
And I will confuse their strategy,
So that (A)they will resort to idols and ghosts of the dead,
And to [a]mediums and spiritists.

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  1. Isaiah 19:3 Or ghosts and spirits

The Egyptians will lose heart,(A)
    and I will bring their plans(B) to nothing;(C)
they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,
    the mediums and the spiritists.(D)

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Then the king [a]gave orders to call in the (A)soothsayer priests, the conjurers, the sorcerers, and the [b]Chaldeans, to [c]tell the king his dreams. So they came in and stood before the king.

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  1. Daniel 2:2 Lit said to call
  2. Daniel 2:2 Probably master astrologers, diviners, etc., and so throughout the ch
  3. Daniel 2:2 Lit explain to

So the king summoned the magicians,(A) enchanters, sorcerers(B) and astrologers[a](C) to tell him what he had dreamed.(D) When they came in and stood before the king,

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  1. Daniel 2:2 Or Chaldeans; also in verses 4, 5 and 10

18 This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, have seen. Now you, Belteshazzar, tell me its interpretation, since none of the (A)wise men of my kingdom is able to make known to me the interpretation; but you are able, because a (B)spirit of the holy gods is in you.’

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18 “This is the dream that I, King Nebuchadnezzar, had. Now, Belteshazzar, tell me what it means, for none of the wise men in my kingdom can interpret it for me.(A) But you can,(B) because the spirit of the holy gods(C) is in you.”(D)

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The king called aloud to bring in the (A)sorcerers, the [a]Chaldeans, and the diviners. The king began speaking and said to the wise men of Babylon, “Anyone who can read this inscription and explain its interpretation to me shall be (B)clothed with purple and have a (C)necklace of gold around his neck, and have authority as (D)third ruler in the kingdom.”

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  1. Daniel 5:7 I.e., probably master astrologers, diviners, etc., and so throughout the ch

The king summoned the enchanters,(A) astrologers[a](B) and diviners.(C) Then he said to these wise(D) men of Babylon, “Whoever reads this writing and tells me what it means will be clothed in purple and have a gold chain placed around his neck,(E) and he will be made the third(F) highest ruler in the kingdom.”(G)

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  1. Daniel 5:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 11