Isaiah 29:14
Therefore, listen carefully, I will again do marvelous and amazing things with this people, wonderful and astonishing things;
And the wisdom of their wise men will perish,
And the understanding of their discerning men will be hidden.”
Habakkuk 1:5
[The Lord replied,] “Look among the nations! See!
Be astonished! Wonder!
For I am doing something in your days—
You would not believe it if you were told.
Jeremiah 49:7
Concerning Edom.
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Is there no longer any wisdom in
Has good counsel vanished from the intelligent and prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
Isaiah 6:9-10
And He said, “Go, and tell this people:
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’
Isaiah 28:21
For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim,
He will be stirred up as in the Valley of Gibeon,
To do His work, His unusual and incredible work,
And to accomplish His work, His extraordinary work.
Job 5:13
“He catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the devious is quickly thwarted.
Isaiah 19:3
“Then the spirit of the Egyptians will become exhausted within them and emptied out;
And I will confuse their strategy,
So that they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,
And mediums and soothsayers.
Isaiah 19:11-14
The princes of
The counsel of the Pharaoh’s wisest advisors has become stupid.
How can you say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings?”
Isaiah 29:9-10
Stop and take some time and wonder [at this prophecy],
Blind yourselves and be blinded [at its fulfillment by your spiritual incompetence].
They are drunk, but not from wine;
They stagger, but not from strong drink.
Jeremiah 8:7-9
“Even the stork in the sky
Knows her seasons [of migration],
And the turtledove, the swallow and the crane
Observe the time of their return.
But My people do not know
The law of the Lord.
Obadiah 1:8
“Will I not on that day,” says the Lord,
“Destroy the wise men from Edom [removing all wisdom]
And understanding from the
Luke 10:24
John 9:29-34
We know [for certain] that God has spoken to Moses, but as for this Man, we do not know where He is from.”
John 9:39-41
Then Jesus said,
Acts 28:26-27
‘Go to this people and say,
You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
Romans 1:21-22
For even though
Romans 1:28
And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or consider Him worth knowing [as their Creator], God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do things which are improper and repulsive,
1 Corinthians 1:19-24
For it is written and forever remains written,
And the cleverness of the clever [who do not know Me] I will nullify.”
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness (absurdity, stupidity) before God; for it is written [in Scripture], “[He is] The one who catches the wise and clever in their craftiness;”
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Stop and take some time and wonder [at this prophecy],
Blind yourselves and be blinded [at its fulfillment by your spiritual incompetence].
They are drunk, but not from wine;
They stagger, but not from strong drink.
For the Lord will rise up as at Mount Perazim,
He will be stirred up as in the Valley of Gibeon,
To do His work, His unusual and incredible work,
And to accomplish His work, His extraordinary work.
[The Lord replied,] “Look among the nations! See!
Be astonished! Wonder!
For I am doing something in your days—
You would not believe it if you were told.
For the wisdom
For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep sleep.
He has closed your eyes, [you who are] the prophets;
And He has covered your heads, [you who are] the seers.
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’
“Then the spirit of the Egyptians will become exhausted within them and emptied out;
And I will confuse their strategy,
So that they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead,
And mediums and soothsayers.
“He catches the [so-called] wise in their own shrewdness,
And the advice of the devious is quickly thwarted.
“Even the stork in the sky
Knows her seasons [of migration],
And the turtledove, the swallow and the crane
Observe the time of their return.
But My people do not know
The law of the Lord.
Concerning Edom.
Thus says the Lord of hosts,
“Is there no longer any wisdom in
Has good counsel vanished from the intelligent and prudent?
Has their wisdom decayed?
“Will I not on that day,” says the Lord,
“Destroy the wise men from Edom [removing all wisdom]
And understanding from the
You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
And the cleverness of the clever [who do not know Me] I will nullify.”
General references
“For they are a nation devoid of counsel,
And there is no understanding in them.
“He makes [great and scheming] counselors walk barefoot
And makes fools of judges.
And the cleverness of the clever [who do not know Me] I will nullify.”