Isaiah
Isaiah 29:14
14Therefore 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.d”
Footnotes
- d 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|1CO 1:19
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | לָכֵ֗ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| I will again | יוֹסִ֛ף | yō·w·sip̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3254 add |
| confound | לְהַפְלִ֥יא | lə·hap̄·lî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary |
| these | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| people | הָֽעָם־ | hā·‘ām- | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| with wonder | הַפְלֵ֣א | hap̄·lê | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H6381 be surpassing, extraordinary |
| upon wonder | וָפֶ֑לֶא | wā·p̄e·le | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6382 wonder |
| The wisdom | חָכְמַ֣ת | ḥā·ḵə·maṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H2451 wisdom |
| of the wise | חֲכָמָ֔יו | ḥă·ḵā·māw | Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| will vanish | וְאָֽבְדָה֙ | wə·’ā·ḇə·ḏāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular | H6 perish |
| and the intelligence | וּבִינַ֥ת | ū·ḇî·naṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct | H998 understanding |
| of the intelligent | נְבֹנָ֖יו | nə·ḇō·nāw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H995 discern |
| will be hidden | תִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ס | tis·tat·tār | Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H5641 hide, conceal |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Habakkuk 1:5 · 1 Corinthians 1:19–24 · Isaiah 28:21 · John 9:39–41 · Jeremiah 49:7 · Job 5:13 · Obadiah 1:8 · John 9:29–34 · Isaiah 6:9–10 · Luke 10:24 · Jeremiah 8:7–9 · Isaiah 19:11–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.