Translations
Modern
This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
Traditional
This also cometh forth from the Lord of hosts, which is wonderful in counsel, and excellent in working.
Literal
Also this has gone forth from YHWH of Hosts, wonderful in counsel, great in wisdom.
Latin
Et hoc a Domino Deo exercituum exivit, ut mirabile faceret consilium, et magnificaret justitiam.
Original
Hebrew
English
This also comes from the LORD of Hosts, who is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
Notes
wonderful in counsel (see Isaiah 9:6): God’s people should learn wisdom about God’s ways, as the farmer has done.
A farmer knows that there are right and wrong ways to do things, but the leaders of Judah were not that intelligent.
The glory of Samaria, capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, is here contrasted with the glory of the Lord. This section represents the first of the six woes (Woe to...).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC
People
LORD: Names or title used to refer to God
Glossary
Topics
God: Knowledge of Parables of the Husbandman The Counsels and Purposes of God are Wonderful The Wisdom of God: Exhibited in His Counsels Wisdom: Worldly