prognosticator

noun

«prognosticator» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

Isaiah mocks the "monthly prognosticators" of Babylon, who told the future by the stars and the months. They cannot save her from the coming fall.

Interpretation. The tradition teaches that Israel should trust God and not star-reading. The prophet shows that such fortune-telling has no power.

Meaning

A person who predicts what will happen in the future, here by watching the stars. tree →

Examples

Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels; let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee. (Prophets ISA.47.13, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

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On Mova

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