Isaiah 44:25

Wisdom

²³ Sing, O ye heavens; for the LORD hath done it: shout, ye lower parts of the earth: break forth into singing, ye mountains, O forest, and every tree therein: for the LORD hath redeemed Jacob, and glorified himself in Israel.

²⁴ Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

²⁶ That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof:

²⁷ That saith to the deep, Be dry, and I will dry up thy rivers:

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 bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.
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Job 5:12–14
He disappointeth the devices of the crafty, so that their hands cannot perform their enterprise.
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2 Samuel 15:31
And one told David, saying, Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
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Jeremiah 50:36
A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
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Isaiah 47:12–14
Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
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1 Corinthians 1:20–27
Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
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Jeremiah 51:57
And I will make drunk her princes, and her wise men, her captains, and her rulers, and her mighty men: and they shall sleep a perpetual sleep, and not wake, saith the King, whose name is the LORD of hosts.
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Isaiah 29:14
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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