1. Isaiah 19:12 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

At whom is Isaiah's question, regarding the place of the wise men, directed?

Isaiah 19:12 (ESV)

12 Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you that they might know what the LORD of hosts has purposed against Egypt.

The question is either directed at a specific pharaoh to warn him not to listen to the foolish words of his advisors or, more likely, a rhetorical question that aims to stimulate the listener to think and answer the question for himself.