Isaiah 44:25

Translations

Modern

…who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

Traditional

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Literal

…breaking the omens of devisers, and making fools of those devining; the One turning the wise ones backward, and making their knowledge foolish;

Latin

…irrita faciens signa divinorum, et ariolos in furorem vertens; convertens sapientes retrorsum, et scientiam eorum stultam faciens;

Original

Hebrew

English

…who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

Notes

Isaiah 44:25

False prophets and diviners used forbidden methods to predict the future. Eventually, God would reveal them as liars who believed something that is not true (see Isaiah 3:2; 9:15; 47:13; Deuteronomy 18:10–11).

Isaiah 44:24–45:8

The Lord alone is sovereign over history. He raised up Cyrus of Persia to execute judgment on Babylon and restore Israel to the Holy Land.

Theme notes and profiles

Isaiah God’s Servant Salvation in Isaiah The Gift of Prophecy

Events

Prophecies of Isaiahc. 759 BC

Related verses

Psalm 33:10
The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; He thwarts the devices of the peoples.
Job 5:12–14
He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.
2 Samuel 15:31
Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”
Jeremiah 50:36
A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
Jeremiah 51:57
I will make her princes and wise men drunk, along with her governors, officials, and warriors. Then they will fall asleep forever and not wake up,” declares the King, whose name is the LORD of Hosts.
Isaiah 47:12–14
So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!
1 Corinthians 1:20–27
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
Isaiah 29:14
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.”
Jeremiah 27:9–10
But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’
Daniel 5:6–8
…his face grew pale and his thoughts so alarmed him that his hips gave way and his knees knocked together.
1 Corinthians 3:19–20
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
Isaiah 19:11–14
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?

Glossary

Book of Baruch Church Isaiah, Book of New Creation, New Creature Omen Ransom

Topics

Divination: Frustrated by God Evolution Sorcery: Vainness of

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