Isaiah 29:14 — Bible Verse (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.”
Isaiah 29:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Isaiah 29:14 in 6 Bible Translations
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Isaiah 29:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.””
Isaiah 29:14 — World English Bible
Isaiah 29:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Isaiah 29:14 — American Standard Version
Isaiah 29:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.'”
Isaiah 29:14 — Young's Literal Translation
Isaiah 29:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“therefore, behold, I will proceed to do marvellously with this people, to do marvellously, even with wonder, and the wisdom of their wise [men] shall perish, and the understanding of their intelligent ones shall be hid. ”
Isaiah 29:14 — Darby Translation
Isaiah 29:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore behold, I wil againe doe a marueilous worke in this people, euen a marueilous worke, and a wonder: for the wisdome of their wise men shall perish, and the vnderstanding of their prudent men shalbe hid.”
Isaiah 29:14 — Geneva Bible
Isaiah 29:14 in Context — Isaiah 29
12 And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:
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.
15 Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
16 Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
What Does Isaiah 29:14 Mean?
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