³ the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
    and I will confound their plans;
they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead
    and the ghosts and the familiar spirits;^(A)

² who set out to go down to Egypt
    without asking for my counsel,
to take refuge in the protection of Pharaoh
    and to seek shelter in the shadow of Egypt.^(A)

¹¹ Thus says the Lord,
    the Holy One of Israel and its Maker:
Will you question me^[a] about my children
    or command me concerning the work of my hands?^(A)