25 (A)Causing the [a]omens of diviners to fail,
[b]Making fools of fortune-tellers;
(B)Causing wise men to turn back
And [c]making their knowledge ridiculous,

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  1. Isaiah 44:25 Lit signs
  2. Isaiah 44:25 Lit He makes
  3. Isaiah 44:25 Lit He turns

25 who foils(A) the signs of false prophets
    and makes fools of diviners,(B)
who overthrows the learning of the wise(C)
    and turns it into nonsense,(D)

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And as for you, (A)do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your [a]dreamers, your soothsayers, or your sorcerers who talk to you, saying, “You will not serve the king of Babylon.” 10 For they are prophesying a (B)lie to you in order to (C)remove you far from your land; and I will drive you away and you will perish.

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  1. Jeremiah 27:9 Lit dreams

So do not listen to your prophets,(A) your diviners,(B) your interpreters of dreams,(C) your mediums(D) or your sorcerers(E) who tell you, ‘You will not serve(F) the king of Babylon.’ 10 They prophesy lies(G) to you that will only serve to remove(H) you far from your lands; I will banish you and you will perish.

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They answered a second time and said, “Let the king (A)tell the dream to his servants, and we will declare the interpretation.”

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Once more they replied, “Let the king tell his servants the dream, and we will interpret it.”

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