2Sa 16:23, 17:14, 23, Job 5:12, 12:16-20, Isa 19:3, 11-25, Jer 8:8-9 | ESV | STEP | Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God ; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, both by David and by Absalom .

23 Now in those days the counsel that Ahithophel gave was as if one consulted the word of God; so was all the counsel of Ahithophel esteemed, ^aboth by David and by Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:14

14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” ^bFor the Lord had ordained ^{▼▼Hebrew commanded} to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.

2 Samuel 17:23

23 When Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey and went off home to ^dhis own city. He ^eset his house in order and ^fhanged himself, and he died and was buried in the tomb of his father.

Job 5:12

12 He ^gfrustrates the devices of the crafty,
so that their hands achieve no success.

Job 12:16-20

16 With him are strength and ^hsound wisdom;
the deceived and the deceiver are his.
17 He leads ⁱcounselors away stripped,
and ^jjudges he makes fools.
18 He ^klooses the bonds of kings
and binds a waistcloth on their hips.
19 He leads priests away stripped
and overthrows the mighty.
20 He deprives of speech those who are trusted
^land takes away the discernment of the elders.

Isaiah 19:3

3 and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
and I will confound ^{▼▼Or I will swallow up} their ⁿcounsel;
and they will inquire of the idols and the sorcerers,
and ^othe mediums and the necromancers;

Isaiah 19:11-25

11 The princes of ^pZoan are utterly foolish;
the wisest counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise,
a son of ancient kings”?
12 Where then are your ^qwise men?
Let them tell you
that they might know what the Lord of hosts has purposed against Egypt.
13 The princes of ^rZoan have become fools,
and the princes of ^sMemphis are deluded;
those who are the ^tcornerstones of her tribes
have made Egypt stagger.
14 The Lord has mingled within her ^ua spirit of confusion,
and they will make Egypt stagger in all its deeds,
^vas a drunken man staggers in his vomit.
15 And there will be nothing for Egypt
that ^whead or tail, palm branch or reed, may do.

Egypt, Assyria, Israel Blessed

16 In that day the Egyptians will be ^xlike women, and ^ytremble with fear before the hand that the Lord of hosts shakes over them. 17 And the land of Judah will become a terror to the Egyptians. Everyone to whom it is mentioned will fear because of the purpose that the Lord of hosts has purposed against them.

18 ^zIn that day there will be ^aafive cities in the land of Egypt that ^abspeak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the Lord of hosts. One of these will be called the City of Destruction. ^{▼▼Dead Sea Scroll and some other manuscripts City of the Sun}

19 In that day there will be an ^adaltar to the Lord in the midst of the land of Egypt, and a ^aepillar to the Lord at its border. 20 ^afIt will be a sign and a witness to the Lord of hosts in the land of Egypt. When they cry to the Lord because of oppressors, ^aghe will send them a savior and defender, and deliver them. 21 ^ahAnd the Lord will make himself known to the Egyptians, and the Egyptians will know the Lord in that day ^aiand worship with sacrifice and offering, and they will make vows to the Lord and perform them. 22 ^ajAnd the Lord will strike Egypt, striking and healing, and they will return to the Lord, and he will listen to their pleas for mercy and heal them.

23 ^akIn that day there will be a highway from Egypt to Assyria, and Assyria will come into Egypt, and Egypt into Assyria, ^aland the Egyptians will worship with the Assyrians.

24 In that day Israel will be the third with Egypt and Assyria, ^ama blessing in the midst of the earth, 25 whom the Lord of hosts has blessed, saying, “Blessed be Egypt ^anmy people, and Assyria ^aothe work of my hands, and ^apIsrael my inheritance.”

Jeremiah 8:8-9

8 ^aq“How can you say, ‘We are wise,
and the law of the Lord is with us’?
But behold, the lying pen of the scribes
has made it into a lie.
9 ^arThe wise men shall be put to shame;
they shall be dismayed ^asand taken;
behold, they have rejected the word of the Lord,
so what wisdom is in them?