Isaiah 29:14
23 translations in 9 languages“For this cause I will again do a strange thing among this people, a thing to be wondered at: and the wisdom of their wise men will come to nothing, and the sense of their guides will no longer be seen.”
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23 available📖 English
ASV
therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
BBE
For this cause I will again do a strange thing among this people, a thing to be wondered at: and the wisdom of their wise men will come to nothing, and the sense of their guides will no longer be seen.
DARBY
therefore, behold, I will proceed to do marvellously with this people, to do marvellously, even with wonder, and the wisdom of their wise [men] shall perish, and the understanding of their intelligent ones shall be hid.
DRB
Therefore behold I will proceed to cause an admiration in this people, by a great and wonderful miracle: for wisdom shall perish from their wise men, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
JPS
Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvellous work among this people, Even a marvellous work and a wonder; And the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, And the prudence of their prudent men shall be hid.
KJV
Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.
LXX Brenton
Therefore behold I will proceed to remove this people, and I will remove them: and I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the understanding of the prudent.
WEB
therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvelous work among this people, even a marvelous work and a wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the understanding of their prudent men will be hidden."
YLT
Therefore, lo, I am adding to do wonderfully with this people, A wonder, and a marvel, And perished hath the wisdom of its wise ones, And the understanding of its intelligent ones hideth itself.'
📖 French
CRAMPON
à cause de cela, je continuerai à user de prodiges, avec ce peuple, de prodiges étranges. Et la sagesse de ses sages périra, et l’intelligence de ses docteurs s’obscurcira.
DARBY_FR
c'est pourquoi, voici, j'agirai encore merveilleusement, et je ferai une oeuvre merveilleuse envers ce peuple: la sagesse de ses sages périra, et l'intelligence de ses intelligents se cachera.
LS1910
C'est pourquoi je frapperai encore ce peuple Par des prodiges et des miracles; Et la sagesse de ses sages périra, Et l'intelligence de ses hommes intelligents disparaîtra.
📖 German
LUT1545
so will ich auch mit diesem Volk wunderlich umgehen, aufs wunderlichste und seltsamste, daß die Weisheit seiner Weisen untergehe und der Verstand seiner Klugen verblendet werde.
LUT1912
so will ich auch mit diesem Volk wunderlich umgehen, aufs wunderlichste und seltsamste, daß die Weisheit seiner Weisen untergehe und der Verstand seiner Klugen verblendet werde.
📖 Greek
Codex Alexandrinus
καὶ εἶπεν κύριος ἐγγίζει μοι ὁ λαὸς οὗτος τοῖς χείλεσιν αὐτῶν τιμῶσίν με ἡ δὲ καρδία αὐτῶν πόρρω ἀπέχει ἀπ' ἐμοῦ μάτην δὲ σέβονταί με διδάσκοντες ἐντάλματα ἀνθρώπων καὶ διδασκαλίας
📖 Hebrew
Leningrad Codex
לָכֵן הִנְנִי יוֹסִף לְהַפְלִיא אֶת־הָעָם־הַזֶּה הַפְלֵא וָפֶלֶא וְאָבְדָה חָכְמַת חֲכָמָיו וּבִינַת נְבֹנָיו תִּסְתַּתָּר׃ ס
📖 Italian
Diodati1885
perciò, ecco, io continuerò a fare inverso questo popolo maraviglie grandi, e stupende; e la sapienza de’ suoi savi perirà, e l’intendimento de’ suoi intendenti si nasconderà.
📖 Polish
Gdansk
Dlatego Ja też sobie dziwnie pocznę z tym ludem, dziwnie i cudownie, i zginie mądrość mądrych jego, a rozum roztropnych jego skryje się.
📖 Portuguese
ALM1628
Portanto eis que continuarei a fazer uma obra maravilhosa no meio deste povo, uma obra maravilhosa e um assombro; porque a sabedoria dos seus sábios perecerá, e o entendimento dos seus prudentes se esconderá.
ALM1753
portanto eis que continuarei a fazer uma obra maravilhosa com este povo, sim uma obra maravilhosa e um assombro; e a sabedoria dos seus sábios perecerá, e o entendimento dos seus entendidos se esconderá.
📖 Spanish
BO1569
por tanto, he aquí que yo volveré a hacer obra admirable entre este pueblo con un milagro espantoso; porque la sabiduría de sus sabios se perderá, y la prudencia de sus prudentes se desvanecerá.
RV1909
Por tanto, he aquí que nuevamente excitaré yo la admiración de este pueblo con un prodigio grande y espantoso; porque perecerá la sabiduría de sus sabios, y se desvanecerá la prudencia de sus prudentes.
RVA
Por tanto, he aquí que nuevamente excitaré yo la admiración de este pueblo con un prodigio grande y espantoso; porque perecerá la sabiduría de sus sabios, y se desvanecerá la prudencia de sus prudentes.
📖 Bible Versions Reference Guide▼
Available Bible Versions
Complete Bible (Old & New Testament)
🇪🇸 Reina-Valera 1909 (RV1909)
Classic Spanish Protestant translation from the Reina-Valera tradition.
🇪🇸 Biblia del Oso 1569 (RV1569)
The first complete Spanish Bible translated by Casiodoro de Reina.
🇪🇸 Reina-Valera Antigua (RVA)
Historic Spanish revision based on early Reina-Valera texts.
🇵🇹 Almeida 1628 (ALM1628)
Early Portuguese Bible translation by João Ferreira de Almeida.
🇵🇹 Almeida 1753 (ALM1753)
Historic revision of the Portuguese Almeida Bible.
🇮🇹 Diodati 1885 (DIOD1885)
Classic Italian Protestant Bible translation.
🇬🇧 World English Bible (WEB)
Modern public domain English translation based on the American Standard Version.
🇬🇧 King James Version (KJV)
Historic English Bible translation first published in 1611.
🇫🇷 Louis Segond 1910 (LS1910)
Classic French Protestant translation widely used in French-speaking churches.
🇩🇪 Luther Bible 1912 (LUT1912)
German Bible based on Martin Luther’s historic translation.
🇵🇱 Biblia Jakuba Wujka 1599 (WUJ1599)
Historic Polish Catholic Bible translated by Jakub Wujek.
🇵🇱 Biblia Warszawska 1881 (BW1881)
Classic Polish Protestant Bible translation.
Old Testament Sources
🇮🇱 Leningrad Codex (Hebrew)
The oldest complete manuscript of the Hebrew Bible used for modern critical editions.
🇬🇧 Jewish Publication Society (JPS)
English translation of the Hebrew Scriptures by Jewish scholars.
🇬🇷 Codex Alexandrinus (Greek)
Ancient Greek manuscript containing major portions of the Septuagint.
🇬🇧 Brenton Septuagint (LXX Brenton)
English translation of the Greek Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Brenton.
🇮🇱 Samaritan Pentateuch (Hebrew)
Ancient Hebrew version of the Torah preserved by the Samaritan community.
🇬🇧 Samaritan Pentateuch (English)
English translation of the Samaritan Torah.
🇸🇾 Targum Onkelos (Aramaic)
Ancient Aramaic translation of the Torah traditionally attributed to Onkelos.
🇬🇧 Targum Onkelos (English)
English translation of the Aramaic Targum Onkelos.