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◄ Isaiah 29:14►

New International Version
Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.”

New Living Translation
Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites with amazing wonders. The wisdom of the wise will pass away, and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear.”

English Standard Version
therefore, behold, I will again do wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”

Berean Standard Bible
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

King James Bible
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people,even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wisemen shall perish, and the understanding of their prudentmen shall be hid.

New King James Version
Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work Among this people, A marvelous work and a wonder; For the wisdom of their wisemen shall perish, And the understanding of their prudentmen shall be hidden.”

New American Standard Bible
Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of their wise men will perish, And the understanding of their men who have understanding will be concealed.”

NASB 1995
Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of their wise men will perish, And the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.”

NASB 1977
Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the discernment of their discerning men shall be concealed.”

Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore behold, I will once again deal marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous; And the wisdom of their wise men will perish, And the discernment of their discerning men will be hidden.”

Amplified Bible
Therefore, listen carefully, I will again do marvelousand amazing things with this people, wonderful and astonishing things; And the wisdom of their wise men will perish, And the understanding of their discerning men will be hidden.”

Christian Standard Bible
Therefore, I will again confound these people with wonder after wonder. The wisdom of their wise will vanish, and the perception of their perceptive will be hidden.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
therefore I will again confound these people with wonder after wonder. The wisdom of their wise men will vanish, and the understanding of the perceptive will be hidden.

American Standard Version
therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

Contemporary English Version
So once again I will do things that shock and amaze them, and I will destroy the wisdom of those who claim to know and understand."

English Revised Version
therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder: and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
That is why I am going to do something completely amazing for these people once again. The wisdom of their wise people will disappear. The intelligence of their intelligent people will be hidden."

Good News Translation
So I will startle them with one unexpected blow after another. Those who are wise will turn out to be fools, and all their cleverness will be useless."

International Standard Version
Therefore, watch out! "As for me, I will once again do amazing things with this people, wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the insights of their discerning men will stay hidden."

NET Bible
Therefore I will again do an amazing thing for these people--an absolutely extraordinary deed. Wise men will have nothing to say, the sages will have no explanations."

New Heart English Bible
Therefore, look, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will nullify."

Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even an astonishing work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder. The wisdom of the wise will vanish, and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”

World English Bible
therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.”

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
Therefore, behold, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people, "" A wonder, and a marvel, "" And the wisdom of its wise ones has perished, "" And the understanding of its intelligent ones hides itself.”

Young's Literal Translation
Therefore, lo, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people, A wonder, and a marvel, And perished hath the wisdom of its wise ones, And the understanding of its intelligent ones hideth itself.'

Smith's Literal Translation
For this, behold me adding to be wonderful with this people, dealing wonderfully and being a wonder: and the wisdom of their wise perished, and the understanding of their understanding ones shall be hid.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore behold I will proceed to cause an admiration in this people, by a great and wonderful miracle: for wisdom shall perish from their wise men, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

Catholic Public Domain Version
for this reason, behold, I will proceed to accomplish a wonder for this people, a great and mystifying miracle. For wisdom will perish from their wise, and the understanding of their prudent will be concealed.

New American Bible
Therefore I will again deal with this people in surprising and wondrous fashion: The wisdom of the wise shall perish, the prudence of the prudent shall vanish.

New Revised Standard Version
so I will again do amazing things with this people, shocking and amazing. The wisdom of their wise shall perish, and the discernment of the discerning shall be hidden.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to set apart this people by a great wonder, and in a marvelous manner, and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be taken away.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Because of this, behold I will continue to separate this people with a wonder and with a marvel, and the wisdom of his wise ones shall be destroyed, and the understanding of his understanding ones shall be lost

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvellous work among this people, Even a marvellous work and a wonder; And the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the prudence of their prudent men shall be hid.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Therefore behold I will proceed to remove this people, and I will remove them: and I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the understanding of the prudent.

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

Woe to the City of David
…13Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.14Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder.The wisdom of the wise will vanish,and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”15Woe to those who dig deep to hide their plans from the LORD. In darkness they do their works and say, “Who sees us, and who will know?”…

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Cross References

1 Corinthians 1:19
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

Jeremiah 8:9
The wise will be put to shame; they will be dismayed and trapped. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

Matthew 11:25
At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

Romans 1:22
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

1 Corinthians 3:19-20
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” / And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”

Job 5:12-13
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success. / He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.

Matthew 13:14-15
In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’

Romans 11:8
as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, ...

Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.

Isaiah 44:25
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

Isaiah 6:9-10
And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Habakkuk 1:5
“Look at the nations and observe—be utterly astounded! For I am doing a work in your days that you would never believe even if someone told you.

Psalm 33:10
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.

Psalm 107:27
They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.

Treasury of Scripture

Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

I will

Isaiah 29:9
Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

Isaiah 28:21
For the LORD shall rise up asin mount Perazim, he shall be wroth asin the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

Habakkuk 1:5
Behold ye among the heathen, and regard, and wonder marvellously: forI will work a work in your days,which ye will not believe, though it be toldyou.

proceed.

Isaiah 29:10
For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

Isaiah 6:9,10
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not…

Isaiah 19:3,11-14
And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; and I will destroy the counsel thereof: and they shall seek to the idols, and to the charmers, and to them that have familiar spirits, and to the wizards…

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Isaiah 29

1.God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem
7.The insatiableness of her enemies
9.The senselessness
13.And deep hypocrisy of the people
17.A promise of sanctification to the godly

Study Bible

Book ◦ Chapter

Therefore I will again confound these people with wonder upon wonder.
This phrase indicates God's intention to act in a way that will astonish and perplex the people of Israel. Historically, this can be seen as a response to the spiritual blindness and hypocrisy prevalent among the Israelites during Isaiah's time. The use of "again" suggests a pattern of divine intervention, reminiscent of past events such as the Exodus, where God performed miraculous deeds to deliver His people. The phrase "wonder upon wonder" implies a series of extraordinary acts, which could be both judgments and acts of deliverance. This reflects God's sovereignty and His ability to transcend human understanding, as seen in other scriptures likeExodus 15:11 andPsalm 77:14, where God's wonders are celebrated.

The wisdom of the wise will vanish,
This part of the verse highlights the futility of human wisdom when it stands in opposition to God's plans. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, wisdom was highly valued, often associated with figures like Solomon. However, Isaiah points out that human wisdom, when disconnected from divine insight, is ultimately ineffective. This is echoed in1 Corinthians 1:19, where Paul quotes this passage to emphasize that God's wisdom surpasses human understanding. The vanishing of wisdom signifies a divine reversal, where those who rely solely on their intellect are left without answers in the face of God's actions.

and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.
Here, the focus is on the limitations of human intelligence. The phrase suggests that God will obscure the understanding of those who pride themselves on their intellectual capabilities. This can be seen as a judgment against the leaders and scholars of Israel who failed to recognize God's truth. The hiding of intelligence serves as a humbling reminder that true understanding comes from God alone. This theme is consistent with other biblical passages, such asJob 5:12-13, where God is described as thwarting the plans of the crafty. It also points to the idea that spiritual insight is a gift from God, as seen inJames 1:5, where believers are encouraged to seek wisdom from God.

Persons / Places / Events

1.Isaiah
A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah is the author of the book that bears his name. He prophesied during a time of great turmoil and change in Israel, calling the people back to faithfulness to God.

2.Jerusalem
The city is central to Isaiah's prophecies, often representing the spiritual state of the nation of Israel. InIsaiah 29, Jerusalem is depicted as being under judgment for its spiritual blindness and hypocrisy.

3.The Wise and Intelligent
This refers to the leaders and scholars of Israel who relied on their own understanding rather than seeking God's wisdom. Their wisdom is shown to be inadequate in the face of God's plans.

4.God's Wonders
The "wonder upon wonder" signifies God's miraculous interventions and judgments, which are beyond human understanding and serve to demonstrate His sovereignty.

5.The People of Israel
The audience of Isaiah's prophecy, who are being warned of the consequences of their spiritual complacency and reliance on human wisdom.

Teaching Points

The Limitations of Human Wisdom
Human wisdom is limited and often fails to grasp God's plans. We must seek divine wisdom through prayer and Scripture.

God's Sovereignty in Judgment
God's actions, though sometimes confounding to us, are always purposeful and just. We should trust in His sovereignty even when we don't understand His ways.

Spiritual Blindness and Hypocrisy
Like the people of Israel, we can become spiritually blind and hypocritical. Regular self-examination and repentance are necessary to maintain a right relationship with God.

The Importance of Humility
True wisdom begins with humility and the fear of the Lord. We should approach God with a humble heart, acknowledging our need for His guidance.

Revelation to the Humble
God often reveals His truths to those who are humble and childlike in faith. We should cultivate a heart that is open and receptive to God's revelations.

Lists and Questions

Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 29

Isaiah 29:14 proclaims a “marvelous work” nullifying human wisdom; is there verifiable evidence or historical fulfillment supporting this claim?

How will wisdom be destroyed?

How will wisdom be destroyed?

Doesn’t 1 Corinthians 3:19, by labeling worldly wisdom as foolishness, promote anti-intellectualism and conflict with biblical passages that encourage knowledge?

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(14)I will proceed to do a marvellous work . . .--The sure doom of hypocrisy would come upon the hypocrites: not loving the light, they would lose the light they had, and be left to their self-chosen blindness. Here, again, history was to repeat itself, and the words of Isaiah were to be fulfilled in an age and in a manner that lay beyond the horizon of his thoughts.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 14. -I will proceed to do a marvelous work. Commentators are not agreed what this "marvelous work" was. Some, with Delitzsch, consider it to be the hardening of the hearts of the Jews to such an extent that even the appearance of wisdom and understanding, which the rulers of the people had hitherto retained, would completely disappear. Others, with Mr. Cheyne, regard it as the coming siege, with those extreme sufferings and perils (vers. 3, 4) which the Jews would have to undergo - sufferings and perils barely consistent with the previous covenant-promises made to the nation. It is difficult to decide between these two views; but, on the whole, Mr. Cheyne's view seems preferable.A marvelous work and a wonder; rather, amarvelous work and a marvel. The repetition is for the sake of emphasis.For the wisdom; rather,and the wisdom;i.e. "when I do my marvel,then the wisdom of the wise men shall perish" - all their crafty designs and plans shall be of no avail, but come wholly to naught. The chief of these designs was that alluded to in the next verse.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

Therefore
לָכֵ֗ן(lā·ḵên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651:So -- thus

I will again
יוֹסִ֛ף(yō·w·sip̄)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3254:To add, augment

confound
לְהַפְלִ֥יא(lə·hap̄·lî)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6381:To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful

these
הַזֶּ֖ה(haz·zeh)
Article | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088:This, that

people
הָֽעָם־(hā·‘ām-)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5971:A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

with wonder
הַפְלֵ֣א(hap̄·lê)
Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 6381:To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful

upon wonder.
וָפֶ֑לֶא(wā·p̄e·le)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6382:A miracle

The wisdom
חָכְמַ֣ת(ḥā·ḵə·maṯ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 2451:Wisdom

of the wise
חֲכָמָ֔יו(ḥă·ḵā·māw)
Adjective - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2450:Wise

will perish,
וְאָֽבְדָה֙(wə·’ā·ḇə·ḏāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6:To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

and the intelligence
וּבִינַ֥ת(ū·ḇî·naṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 998:An understanding

of the intelligent
נְבֹנָ֖יו(nə·ḇō·nāw)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 995:To separate mentally, understand

will be hidden.
תִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃(tis·tat·tār)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5641:To hide, conceal

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