Isaiah 47:10

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Isaiah 47:10

You were complacent in your evil deeds; you thought, 'No one sees me.' Your self-professed wisdom and knowledge lead you astray, when you say, 'I am unique! No one can compare to me!'

Psalm 52:7

"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."

Isaiah 5:21

Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, those who think they possess understanding.

Isaiah 29:15

Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast, "Who sees us? Who knows what we're doing?"

Isaiah 59:4

No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.

He said to me, "Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? For they think, 'The Lord does not see us! The Lord has abandoned the land!'"

Ezekiel 9:9

He said to me, "The sin of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of murder, and the city is full of corruption, for they say, 'The Lord has abandoned the land, and the Lord does not see!'

Job 22:13-14

But you have said, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness?

Psalm 10:11

He says to himself, "God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices."

Psalm 62:9-10

Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.

Psalm 64:5

They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, "Who will see them?"

Psalm 94:7-9

Then they say, "The Lord does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it."

Ecclesiastes 8:8

Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, so no one has power over the day of his death. Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked.

Isaiah 28:15

For you say, "We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word."

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say, 'Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?'

Jeremiah 23:24

"Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?" the Lord asks. "Do you not know that I am everywhere?" the Lord asks.

Ezekiel 28:2-6

"Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre, 'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'Your heart is proud and you said, "I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas" -- yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike.

Romans 1:22

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

1 Corinthians 1:19-21

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent."

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness."

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Summary

Isaiah 47:10

For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.

Thou hast trusted

Thou hast said

Thy wisdom

1 Corinthians 3:19

I am

Isaiah 47:8

General references

Bible References

Thou hast trusted

No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.

"Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others."

Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air.

Thou hast said

Those who try to hide their plans from the Lord are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast, "Who sees us? Who knows what we're doing?"

But you have said, 'What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness?

He says to himself, "God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices."

They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast, "Who will see them?"

Then they say, "The Lord does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it."

Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, so no one has power over the day of his death. Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked.

"Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?" the Lord asks. "Do you not know that I am everywhere?" the Lord asks.

Thy wisdom

Those who think they are wise are as good as dead, those who think they possess understanding.

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

For it is written, "I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent."

For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written, "He catches the wise in their craftiness."

I am

So now, listen to this, O one who lives so lavishly, who lives securely, who says to herself, 'I am unique! No one can compare to me! I will never have to live as a widow; I will never lose my children.'

General references

Everyone who is caught will be stabbed; everyone who is seized will die by the sword.

Persist in trusting your amulets and your many incantations, which you have faithfully recited since your youth! Maybe you will be successful -- maybe you will scare away disaster.

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools

But as it is, you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.