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Isaiah 29:14

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.”

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ASV

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.

KJV

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 wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.

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15 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> thereforeH3651 →
הִנְנִ֥יhi.Nihere IH2005 →
יוֹסִ֛ףyo.Sifhe will repeatH3254 →
לְהַפְלִ֥יאle.haf.Li'to deal wonderfully withH6381 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָֽעָם־ha.'om-the peopleH5971 →
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> thisH2088 →
הַפְלֵ֣אhaf.Le'highly <deal wonderfully>H6381 →
וָפֶ֑לֶאva.Fe.le'and a wonderH6382 →
וְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.Dahand it will perishH6 →
חָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.Mat[the] wisdom ofH2451 →
חֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.Mavwise [people] itsH2450 →
וּבִינַ֥תu.vi.Natand [the] understanding ofH998 →
נְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.Navunderstanding [people] itsH995 →
תִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ סtis.ta.Tarit will hide itselfH5641 →

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1 Corinthians 1:19For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”1 Corinthians 1:27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.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.1 Corinthians 1:19–24For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”Isaiah 28:21For the LORD will rise up as at Mount Perazim. He will rouse Himself as in the Valley of Gibeon, to do His work, His strange work, and to perform His task, His disturbing task.Jeremiah 49:7Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed?John 9:39–41Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”Job 12:17He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.Obadiah 1:8In that day, declares the LORD, will I not destroy the wise men of Edom and the men of understanding in the mountains of Esau?John 9:29–34We know that God spoke to Moses, but we do not know where this man is from.”Luke 10:24For I tell you that many prophets and kings desired to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”Job 5:13He catches the wise in their craftiness, and sweeps away the plans of the cunning.Isaiah 6:9–10And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Isaiah 44:25who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,Isaiah 19:11–14The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?Jeremiah 8:7–9Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.Acts 28:26–27‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”1 Corinthians 3:19For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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