This other part of the passage in the book of Isaiah 8 the Old Testament of the Bible. This passage contains a warning against consulting mediums and spiritists, who were believed to be able to communicate with the dead. Instead of seeking guidance from these sources, the people are encouraged to inquire of their God and to consult His instruction and testimony. A reminder to trust in God’s guidance rather than seeking answers from other sources. Those who do not follow God’s instruction are warned that they will face distress, darkness, and gloom.

It reads in Isaiah 8:19-22 NIV>
When someone tells you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living? Consult God’s instruction and the testimony of warning. If anyone does not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn. Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God. Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.