11 The princes of 1aZoan are mere fools;

The advice of Pharaoh’s wisest advisers has become 2stupid.

How can you men say to Pharaoh,

“I am a son of the bwise, a son of ancient kings”?

12 Well then, where are your wise men?

Please let them tell you,

And let them 1understand what the Lord of hosts

Has apurposed against Egypt.

13 The princes of 1Zoan have acted foolishly,

The princes of aMemphis are deluded;

Those who are the bcornerstone of her tribes

Have 2led Egypt astray.

14 The Lord has mixed within her a spirit of adistortion;

bThey have led Egypt astray in all 1that it does,

As a cdrunken man 2staggers in his vomit.

15 There will be no work for Egypt

aWhich its head or tail, its palm branch or bulrush, may do.

16 In that day the Egyptians will become like women, and they will tremble and be in adread because of the bwaving of the hand of the Lord of hosts, which He is going to wave over them.