Isaiah 44:25
23 Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.
24 Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
26 who confirms the message of His servant and fulfills the counsel of His messengers, who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be inhabited,’ and of the cities of Judah, ‘They will be rebuilt, and I will restore their ruins,’
27 who says to the depths of the sea, ‘Be dry, and I will dry up your currents,’
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,
- KJV
- That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
- WEB
- who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;
- ASV
- that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
- DARBY
- he that frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
- BLB
- breaking the omens of devisers, and making fools of those devining; the One turning the wise ones backward, and making their knowledge foolish;
- ÅB
- som gjør snakkernes tegn til intet og spåmennene til dårer, som driver de vise tilbake og gjør deres visdom til dårskap,
- OTB
- som frustrerer tegnene til falske profeter og gjør spåmenn til dårer, som styrter de vises lærdom og gjør den til nonsens,
- B1930
- som gjør snakkernes tegn til intet og spåmennene til dårer, som driver de vise tilbake og gjør deres visdom til dårskap,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 33:10
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
Read in contextJob 5:12–14
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
Read in context2 Samuel 15:31
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
Read in contextJeremiah 50:36
A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
Read in contextIsaiah 47:12–14
So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!
Read in context1 Corinthians 1:20–27
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Read in contextJeremiah 51:57
I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
Read in contextIsaiah 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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