Bible verses about "necromancy" | Rotherham

¹¹ Or who bindeth with spells,––Or who asketh of a familiar spirit or an oracle, Or who seeketh unto the dead.

¹⁰ There shall not be found in thy midst––One who causeth his son or his daughter to pass through fire,––Or who useth divination, hidden arts or enchantments, Or who muttereth incantations; ¹¹ Or who bindeth with spells,––Or who asketh of a familiar spirit or an oracle, Or who seeketh unto the dead. ¹² For, an abomination unto Yahweh, is everyone who doeth these things,––and, on account of these abominations, is Yahweh thy God dispossessing them from before thee.

⁹ When thou art coming into the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, thou shalt not learn to do according to the abominable doings of those nations. ¹⁰ There shall not be found in thy midst––One who causeth his son or his daughter to pass through fire,––Or who useth divination, hidden arts or enchantments, Or who muttereth incantations; ¹¹ Or who bindeth with spells,––Or who asketh of a familiar spirit or an oracle, Or who seeketh unto the dead. ¹² For, an abomination unto Yahweh, is everyone who doeth these things,––and, on account of these abominations, is Yahweh thy God dispossessing them from before thee. ¹³ Blameless, shalt thou be, with, Yahweh thy God; ¹⁴ for, these nations whom thou art dispossessing, unto them who use hidden arts and unto diviners, do hearken, but, as for thee, not so, doth Yahweh thy God, suffer thee.

³ And the spirit of Egypt, shall vanish, within them, Yea, the sagacity thereof, will I swallow up,––And they will seek, Unto the idols, and, Unto them that mutter, and, Unto them that have familiar spirits, and, Unto the wizards;

¹³ Howbeit, as soon as, he, hath come––The Spirit of truth, he will guide you into all truth; for he will not speak from himself, but, whatsoever he heareth, he will speak, and, the coming things, will he announce unto you.

² And be not configuring yourselves unto this age, but be transforming yourselves by the renewing of your mind, to the end ye may be proving what is the thing willed by God––the good and acceptable and perfect.

¹⁴ But, a man of the soul, doth not welcome the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, and he cannot get to know them, because, spiritually, are they examined;

¹ Howbeit, the Spirit, expressly saith––that, in later seasons, some will revolt from the faith, giving heed unto seducing spirits, and unto teachings of demons––

¹⁴ And no marvel! for, Satan himself, doth transfigure himself into a messenger of light!

⁹ Every one that taketh a lead, and abideth not in the teaching of Christ, hath not, God: he that abideth in the teaching, the same, hath, both the Father and the Son.
¹⁰ If anyone cometh unto you and, this teaching, doth not bring, be not receiving him home, and, Joy to thee! do not say; ¹¹ For, he that biddeth him rejoice, hath fellowship with his wicked works.

¹⁵ Outside, are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the unchaste, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one loving and doing falsehood.

²⁷ And, as touching man or woman, when there shall be in them a familiar spirit, or the spirit of an oracle, they shall, surely be put to death,––with stones, shall they be stoned––their blood, shall be upon themselves.

¹⁰ There shall not be found in thy midst––One who causeth his son or his daughter to pass through fire,––Or who useth divination, hidden arts or enchantments, Or who muttereth incantations;

⁷ Then said Saul unto his servants––Seek me out a woman that owneth a familiar spirit, that I may even go unto her, and enquire of her. And his servants said unto him, Lo! there is a woman that owneth a familiar spirit in En–dor. ⁸ Saul therefore disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and departed––he and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night,––and he said––Divine for me, I pray thee, by the familiar spirit, and bring up for me––whomsoever I shall name unto thee. ⁹ And the woman said unto him––Lo! thou, knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off them who have familiar spirits and him who is an oracle, out of the land,––wherefore, then, art thou striking at my life, to put me to death? ¹⁰ So then Saul sware unto her by Yahweh, saying,––By the life of Yahweh, there shall no punishment befall thee for this thing. ¹¹ Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up for thee? And he said, Samuel, bring thou up for me. ¹² And, when the woman saw Samuel, she made outcry with a loud voice,––and the woman spake unto Saul, saying––Wherefore hast thou deceived me, thou thyself being Saul? ¹³ And the king said unto her––Be not afraid, but what sawest thou? And the woman said unto Saul, A god, saw I, coming up out of the earth. ¹⁴ And he said to her––What was his form? And she said––An old man, coming up, he being wrapped about with a robe. Then Saul knew, that it was, Samuel, so he inclined his face to the earth, and bowed himself down.
¹⁵ And Samuel said unto Saul, Wherefore hast thou disquieted me, by bringing me up? And Saul said––I am in sore distress, for, the Philistines, are making war against me, and, God, hath turned away from me, and answereth me no more––either by means of the prophets, or by dreams, therefore have I even called for thee, to let me know, what I am to do. ¹⁶ Then said Samuel, Wherefore, then, shouldst thou ask me,––when, Yahweh, hath turned away from thee, and hath come to be with thy neighbour? ¹⁷ Therefore hath Yahweh done for him, as he spake by me,––yea Yahweh hath rent the kingdom out of thy hand, and given it to a neighbour of thine––to David. ¹⁸ As thou didst not hearken unto the voice of Yahweh, neither didst execute the glow of his anger upon Amalek, therefore, this thing, hath Yahweh done unto thee this day; ¹⁹ that Yahweh may deliver, Israel also, with thee, into the hand of the Philistines, and, tomorrow, thou and thy sons with thee are about to fall,––the host of Israel also, will Yahweh deliver, into the hand of the Philistines.

¹³ Thus died Saul, for his unfaithfulness wherewith he dealt unfaithfully against Yahweh, over the word of Yahweh, which he kept not,––and, also, in asking by necromancy when he desired to enquire;

⁸ But, as for the timid, and disbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the false, their part, is in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone,––which is the second death.

⁶ The person also that turneth unto mediums and unto oracles, in going unchastely after them, then will I set my face against that person, and will cut him off out of the midst of his people.

⁶ and caused his son to pass through the fire, and practiced hidden arts and used divination, and dealt with a familiar spirit and wizards,––he exceeded in doing the thing that was wicked in the eyes of Yahweh, provoking [him] to anger;

¹⁹ But, when they say unto you––Seek ye unto the necromancers and unto the wizards, who chirp, and who mutter, Should not a people seek, unto its God? In behalf of the living, [should it seek] unto the dead?

¹ Beloved! not in every spirit, believe ye, but test the spirits, whether they are, of God; because, many false prophets, have gone out into the world.

³¹ Do not turn unto mediums, Nor, for oracles, make search, To render yourselves unclean with them, I––Yahweh, am your God.

⁹ When thou art coming into the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, thou shalt not learn to do according to the abominable doings of those nations. ¹⁰ There shall not be found in thy midst––One who causeth his son or his daughter to pass through fire,––Or who useth divination, hidden arts or enchantments, Or who muttereth incantations; ¹¹ Or who bindeth with spells,––Or who asketh of a familiar spirit or an oracle, Or who seeketh unto the dead. ¹² For, an abomination unto Yahweh, is everyone who doeth these things,––and, on account of these abominations, is Yahweh thy God dispossessing them from before thee.