Leviticus 19:26
New King James Version
26 ‘You shall not eat anything with the blood, nor shall you practice divination or soothsaying.
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Leviticus 19:26
English Standard Version
26 (A)“You shall not eat any flesh with the blood in it. (B)You shall not interpret omens or (C)tell fortunes.
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1 Samuel 6:2
New King James Version
2 And the Philistines (A)called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us how we should send it to its place.”
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1 Samuel 6:2
English Standard Version
2 And the Philistines called for the priests and (A)the diviners and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the Lord? Tell us with what we shall send it to its place.”
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Isaiah 2:6
New King James Version
6 For You have forsaken Your people, the house of Jacob,
Because they are filled (A)with eastern ways;
They are (B)soothsayers like the Philistines,
(C)And they [a]are pleased with the children of foreigners.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 2:6 Or clap, shake hands to make bargains with the children
Isaiah 2:6
English Standard Version
The Day of the Lord
6 For you have rejected your people,
the house of Jacob,
because they are full of things (A)from the east
and (B)of fortune-tellers (C)like the Philistines,
and they (D)strike hands with the children of foreigners.
Isaiah 8:19
New King James Version
19 And when they say to you, (A)“Seek those who are mediums and wizards, (B)who whisper and mutter,” should not a people seek their God? Should they (C)seek the dead on behalf of the living?
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Isaiah 8:19
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19 And when they say to you, “Inquire of the (A)mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter,” should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of (B)the dead on behalf of the living?
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Isaiah 47:13
New King James Version
13 (A)You are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;
Let now (B)the[a] astrologers, the stargazers,
And [b]the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. viewers of the heavens
- Isaiah 47:13 Lit. those giving knowledge for new moons
Isaiah 47:13
English Standard Version
13 You are wearied with your many counsels;
let them stand forth and save you,
(A)those who divide the heavens,
who gaze at the stars,
who at the new moons make known
what shall come upon you.
Jeremiah 27:9
New King James Version
9 Therefore do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your [a]dreamers, your soothsayers, or your sorcerers, who speak to you, saying, “You shall not serve the king of Babylon.”
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- Jeremiah 27:9 Lit. dreams
Jeremiah 27:9
English Standard Version
9 So (A)do not listen to your (B)prophets, your diviners, your dreamers, your (C)fortune-tellers, or your sorcerers, who are saying to you, ‘You shall not serve the king of Babylon.’
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Daniel 2:2
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2 (A)Then the king gave the command to call the magicians, the astrologers, the sorcerers, and the Chaldeans to tell the king his dreams. So they came and stood before the king.
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Daniel 2:10
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10 The Chaldeans answered the king, and said, “There is not a man on earth who can tell the king’s matter; therefore no king, lord, or ruler has ever asked such things of any magician, astrologer, or Chaldean.
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Daniel 2:10
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10 (A)The Chaldeans answered the king and said, “There is not a man on earth who can meet the king's demand, for no great and powerful king has asked such a thing of any magician or enchanter or (B)Chaldean.
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Daniel 4:7
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7 (A)Then the magicians, the astrologers, the Chaldeans, and the soothsayers came in, and I told them the dream; but they did not make known to me its interpretation.
Daniel 4:7
English Standard Version
7 Then (A)the magicians, the enchanters, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers came in, and I told them the dream, but (B)they could not make known to me its interpretation.
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Micah 3:7
New King James Version
7 So the seers shall be ashamed,
And the diviners abashed;
Indeed they shall all cover their lips;
(A)For there is no answer from God.”
Micah 3:7
English Standard Version
7 (A)the seers shall be disgraced,
and the diviners put to shame;
(B)they shall all cover their lips,
for (C)there is no answer from God.
Zechariah 10:2
New King James Version
2 For the (A)idols[a] speak delusion;
The diviners envision (B)lies,
And tell false dreams;
They (C)comfort in vain.
Therefore the people wend their way like (D)sheep;
They are [b]in trouble (E)because there is no shepherd.
Footnotes
- Zechariah 10:2 Heb. teraphim
- Zechariah 10:2 afflicted
Zechariah 10:2
English Standard Version
2 For (A)the household gods (B)utter nonsense,
and the diviners see lies;
(C)they tell false dreams
and give empty consolation.
Therefore (D)the people wander like sheep;
they are afflicted for lack of a shepherd.
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