ISA 29:14 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) Because of that, I’ll confound those people again with wonder upon wonder.
⇔ The wisdom of the wise will vanish,
⇔ ≈ and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.”[fn][ref]

29:14 Septuagint: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the intelligence of the intelligent. Cited in 1 Corinthians 1:19.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX Διατοῦτο ἰδοὺ προσθήσω τοῦ μεταθεῖναι τὸν λαὸν τοῦτον, καὶ μεταθήσω αὐτούς, καὶ ἀπολῶ τὴν σοφίαν τῶν σοφῶν, καὶ τὴν σύνεσιν τῶν συνετῶν κρύψω.
(Diatouto idou prosthaʸsō tou metatheinai ton laon touton, kai metathaʸsō autous, kai apolō taʸn sofian tōn sofōn, kai taʸn sunesin tōn sunetōn krupsō.)

BrTr Therefore behold I will proceed to remove this people, and I will remove them: and I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the understanding of the prudent.

ULT therefore, behold me, adding to make wonderful with this people,
⇔ making wonderful and a wonder.
⇔ And the wisdom of its wise will perish,
⇔ and the understanding of its understanding ones will hide itself.”

UST Therefore, I am going to amaze these people
⇔ by doing more things that make them wonder.
⇔ I will show that the people they think are wise are not truly wise.
⇔ Yes, I will show that the people they think are intelligent are not truly intelligent.”

BSB 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.[fn]”

29:14 Hebrew; LXX I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the intelligence of the intelligent. Cited in 1 Corinthians 1:19

MSB (Same as BSB above including footnotes)

OEB No OEB ISA book available

WEBBE therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work amongst this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden.”

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Therefore I will again do an amazing thing for these people –
⇔ an absolutely extraordinary deed.
⇔ Wise men will have nothing to say,
⇔ the sages will have no explanations.”

LSV Therefore, behold, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people,
A wonder, and a marvel,
And the wisdom of its wise ones has perished,
And the understanding of its intelligent ones hides itself.”

FBV So once again I will surprise these people with miracle upon miracle. The wisdom of the wise will die, and the insight of the insightful will disappear.”

T4T Therefore, again I will do something to amaze these people;
⇔ I will perform many miracles.
⇔ And I will show that the people who tell others that they are wise are not really wise,
⇔ and I will show that the people who tell others that they are intelligent are not really intelligent.

LEB ¶ therefore look, I am again doing something spectacular
• and a spectacle with this spectacular people.
• And the wisdom of its wise men shall perish,
• and the discernment of its discerning ones shall keep itself hidden.”

BBE For this cause I will again do a strange thing among this people, a thing to be wondered at: and the wisdom of their wise men will come to nothing, and the sense of their guides will no longer be seen.

Moff No Moff ISA book available

JPS Therefore, behold, I will again 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 prudence of their prudent men shall be hid.

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.

DRA Therefore 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.

YLT 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.'

Drby 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.

RV 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 shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
(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.)

SLT For this, behold me adding to be wonderful with this people, dealing wonderfully and being a wonder: and the wisdom of their wise perished, and the understanding of their understanding ones shall be hid.

Wbstr Therefore 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

29.14 proceed: Heb. add

KJB-1611 [fn]Therefore behold, I will proceed to do a marueilous worke amongst this people, euen a marueilous worke and a wonder: for the wisedome of their wise men shall perish, and the vnderstanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

29:14 Heb. I will adde.

Bshps Therefore wyll I do marueyles among this people, euen marueylous thinges I say and a wonder: For the wysdome of their wyse men shall perishe, and the vnderstanding of their wittie men shall hyde it selfe.
(Therefore will I do marueyles among this people, even marvellous things I say and a wonder: For the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their wittye men shall hide itself.)

Gnva 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.
(Therefore behold, I will again do a marvellous work in 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.)

Cvdl therfore wil I also shewe vnto this people, a maruelous terrible and greate thinge (Namely this:) I wil destroye the wisdome of their wise, and the vnderstodinge of their lerned men shal perish.
(therefore will I also show unto this people, a marvellous terrible and great thing (Namely this:) I will destroy the wisdom of their wise, and the understanding of their learned/learnt men shall perish.)

Wycl Y schal adde, that Y make wondryng to this puple, in a greet myracle and wondurful; for whi wisdom schal perische fro wise men therof, and the vndurstondyng of prudent men therof schal be hid.
(I shall add, that I make wondering to this people, in a great miracle and wondurful; for why wisdom shall perish from wise men thereof, and the understanding of prudent men thereof shall be hid.)

Luth so will ich auch mit diesem Volk wunderlich umgehen, aufs wunderlichste und seltsamste, daß die Weisheit seiner Weisen untergehe und der Verstand seiner Klugen verblendet werde.
(so will I also with this_one people whimsical/strange evade/avoid, onto most_wondrous and strangest, that the wise_(people) his ways/manners perish/be_destroyed and the/of_the mind his wise/clever_(person) deceptive become.)

ClVg ideo ecce ego addam ut admirationem faciam populo huic miraculo grandi et stupendo; peribit enim sapientia a sapientibus ejus, et intellectus prudentium ejus abscondetur.[fn]
(therefore/for_that_reason behold I addam as admirationem I_will_do to_the_people to_this miracle big and amazing; will_perish because wisdom from to_the_wise his, and understanding of_the_wise his be_hidden.)

29.14 Peribit enim. ID. Ab loco hoc Apostolus testimonium ponit: Perdam sapientiam sapientium, et intellectum prudentium reprobabo: aliis verbis eumdem sensum: Vere grande miraculum fecit Deus in populo ut eodem tempore civitas arderet, et templum corrueret, et omnis magistrorum scientia deperiret.

29.14 Peribit because. ID. From instead this Apostolus testimony puts: Perdam wisdom wise, and understanding of_the_wise reI_will_approve: to_others with_words the_same sense: Vere big miracle he_did God in/into/on to_the_people as the_same at_the_time city arderet, and the_temple/sanctuary corrueret, and everyone of_teachers knowledge/skill deperiret.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

לָ⁠כֵ֗ן

for=so/thus/hence

The word translated as therefore indicates that what follows is a result of what came before. Use a connector in your language that makes it clear that what follows is a result of what came before. Alternate translation: [forthat reason]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

הִנְ⁠נִ֥י יוֹסִ֛ף לְ⁠הַפְלִ֥יא

here,I again to,deal_wonderfully_with

Yahweh is using behold me as a common expression of the culture to mean “I am about to act.” If this phrase does not have that meaning for your readers, you could use a comparable expression from your language that does have that meaning, or you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [I am about to do something wonderful]

Note 3 topic: writing-poetry

הַפְלֵ֣א וָ⁠פֶ֑לֶא וְ⁠אָֽבְדָה֙ חָכְמַ֣ת חֲכָמָ֔י⁠ו וּ⁠בִינַ֥ת נְבֹנָ֖י⁠ו

wonder and,a_wonder and,it_will_perish wisdom_of of,its_wise_[people] and,the_understanding_of of,its_understanding_[people]

This is poetic language. If your language has a way to indicate poetry, you could use it here.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וָ⁠פֶ֑לֶא

and,a_wonder

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wonder, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and something that astonishes them]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וְ⁠אָֽבְדָה֙ חָכְמַ֣ת חֲכָמָ֔י⁠ו

and,it_will_perish wisdom_of of,its_wise_[people]

Isaiah is speaking of wisdom as if it were a living thing that could perish. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [And its wise people will no longer be wise]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

חָכְמַ֣ת חֲכָמָ֔י⁠ו

wisdom_of of,its_wise_[people]

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wisdom, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [what its wise ones know]

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

חֲכָמָ֔י⁠ו

of,its_wise_[people]

Isaiah is using the adjective wise as a noun to mean a certain kind of person. Your language may use adjectives in the same way. If not, you can translate this adjective with an equivalent phrase. Alternate translation: [its wise people]

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

וּ⁠בִינַ֥ת נְבֹנָ֖י⁠ו

and,the_understanding_of of,its_understanding_[people]

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of understanding, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [and what its discerning people know]

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / reduplication

הַפְלֵ֣א וָ⁠פֶ֑לֶא

wonder and,a_wonder

Isaiah is repeating forms of the word wonderful in order to intensify the idea. If your language does not use repetition for this purpose, you could use one form and express the intensity in another way. Alternate translation: [doing something truly wonderful]

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

וּ⁠בִינַ֥ת נְבֹנָ֖י⁠ו תִּסְתַּתָּֽר

and,the_understanding_of of,its_understanding_[people] hidden

Isaiah is speaking of understanding as if it were a living thing that could hide itself. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and the understanding of its intelligent ones will disappear]

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