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19 And when they say to you, “Inquire of ghosts and soothsayers who chirp and mutter;[a](A) should not a people inquire of their gods, consulting the dead on behalf of the living,

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Footnotes

  1. 8:19 Chirp and mutter: a mocking reference to necromancers.

25 I bring to nought the omens of babblers,
    make fools of diviners,
Turn back the wise
    and make their knowledge foolish.

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31 Do not turn to ghosts or consult spirits, by which you will be defiled.(A) I, the Lord, am your God.

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