The spirit of Egypt within them will be poured out. I will swallow up their strategy. They will seek the idols, the charmers, those who have familiar spirits, and the wizards.
“idols.” The Hebrew text has the word 'eliyl (#0457 אֱלִיל), more literally “worthless things” or “worthless ones,” a sarcastic name for “idols” (see commentary on Habakkuk 2:18, “worthless things”).
