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and the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out,
    and I will confound[a] their (A)counsel;
and they will enquire of the idols and the sorcerers,
    and (B)the mediums and the necromancers;

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  1. Isaiah 19:3 Or I will swallow up

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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51 (A)He has shown strength with his arm;
    (B)he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;

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51 He has performed mighty deeds with his arm;(A)
    he has scattered those who are proud in their inmost thoughts.(B)

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34 But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, (A)‘I will be your servant, O king; as I have been your father's servant in time past, so now I will be your servant’, then you will defeat for me the counsel of Ahithophel.

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34 But if you return to the city and say to Absalom, ‘Your Majesty, I will be your servant; I was your father’s servant in the past, but now I will be your servant,’(A) then you can help me by frustrating(B) Ahithophel’s advice.

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14 And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” (A)For the Lord had ordained[a] to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the Lord might bring harm upon Absalom.

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  1. 2 Samuel 17:14 Hebrew commanded

14 Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The advice(A) of Hushai the Arkite is better than that of Ahithophel.”(B) For the Lord had determined to frustrate(C) the good advice of Ahithophel in order to bring disaster(D) on Absalom.(E)

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The Work Resumes

15 When our enemies heard that it was known to us (A)and that God had frustrated their plan, we all returned to the wall, each to his work.

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15 When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it,(A) we all returned to the wall, each to our own work.

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12 He (A)frustrates the devices of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.

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12 He thwarts the plans(A) of the crafty,
    so that their hands achieve no success.(B)

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10 Take counsel together, but it will come to nothing;
    speak a word, (A)but it will not stand,
    for God (B)is with us.[a]

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  1. Isaiah 8:10 The Hebrew for God is with us is Immanuel

10 Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted;(A)
    propose your plan, but it will not stand,(B)
    for God is with us.[a](C)

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  1. Isaiah 8:10 Hebrew Immanuel