14therefore, 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.|


In Context

11 All vision has become to you like the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one who is educated, saying, |Read this, please;| and he says, |I can't, for it is sealed:|

12 and the book is delivered to one who is not educated, saying, |Read this, please;| and he says, |I can't read.|

13 The Lord said, |Because this people draws near with their mouth and with their lips to honor me, but they have removed their heart far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men which has been taught;

14 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.|

15 Woe to those who deeply hide their counsel from Yahweh, and whose works are in the dark, and who say, |Who sees us?| and |Who knows us?|

16 You turn things upside down! Should the potter be thought to be like clay; that the thing made should say about him who made it, |He didn't make me;| or the thing formed say of him who formed it, |He has no understanding?|

Isaiah 29:14 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:14Therefore, 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

29:14Therefore 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."

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

29:14Therefore 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

29:14therefore, 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:14therefore, 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.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

29:14therefore, 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

29:14Therefore 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

29:14Therefore, 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.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

29:14Therefore, 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.