¹¹ The officers of the city of Zoan [^Cprobably Tanis, the Egyptian city nearest Israel] are fools;
    the wise ·men who advise the king of Egypt [counselors/advisors of Pharaoh] give ·wrong [senseless; stupid] advice.
How can you say to him, ‘I am ·wise [^La son of the wise]’?
    How can you say, ‘I am ·from the old family of the kings [a son of ancient kings; ^C“son of” may mean “an expert in the ways of”]’?
¹² Egypt, where are your wise men?
    Let them show you
what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts] has planned for Egypt.
¹³ The officers of Zoan [v. 11] have ·been fooled [become fools];
    the ·leaders [princes] of Memphis [^Cprominent city in northern Egypt] ·have believed false things [are deceived/deluded].
So the ·leaders of Egypt [^Lcornerstones of her tribes]
    lead that nation ·the wrong way [astray].