Translations
Modern
Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
Traditional
Where are they? where are thy wise men? and let them tell thee now, and let them know what the Lord of hosts hath purposed upon Egypt.
Literal
Where then are your wise ones? And let them declare it to you now and make known what YHWH of Hosts has counseled for Egypt!
Latin
Ubi nunc sunt sapientes tui? annuntient tibi, et indicent quid cogitaverit Dominus exercituum super Ægyptum.
Original
Hebrew
English
Where are your wise men now? Let them tell you and reveal what the LORD of Hosts has planned against Egypt.
Notes
Where are your wise men now?: Compare 1 Corinthians 1:20.
The prophet mocked the leaders and wise men of Egypt, who could not prevent the disaster.
See also Jeremiah 46; Ezekiel 29–32.
This section includes predictions of judgment against Damascus, Israel, Ethiopia, and Egypt. The scene shifts from the crisis in 734 BC (the alliance of Syria and Israel; see study note on Isaiah 7:1–25) to the Assyrian crisis in 701 BC (see Isaiah 36–37).
Theme notes and profiles
Egypt Isaiah Messages Against the Nations Salvation in Isaiah
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC
People
LORD: Names or title used to refer to God
Places
Egypt: Ancient nation; Israelites enslaved there; plagues and Exodus