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

就如经上所记：“我要灭绝智慧人的智慧，废弃聪明人的聪明。”

就如经上所记：“我要摧毁智慧人的智慧，废弃聪明人的聪明。”

就如经上所记：“我要摧毁智慧人的智慧，废弃聪明人的聪明。”

正如圣经上说：“我要摧毁智者的智慧，废弃明哲的聪明。”

因为经上记着说：“我要灭绝智慧人的智慧，废弃聪明人的聪明。”

因为经上记着：“我将要毁灭智慧人的智慧，废弃聪明人的聪明。”

就如經上所記：我要滅絕智慧人的智慧，廢棄聰明人的聰明。

就如經上所記：「我要摧毀智慧人的智慧，廢棄聰明人的聰明。」

就如經上所記：「我要摧毀智慧人的智慧，廢棄聰明人的聰明。」

正如聖經上說：「我要摧毀智者的智慧，廢棄明哲的聰明。」

因為經上記著說：“我要滅絕智慧人的智慧，廢棄聰明人的聰明。”

因為經上記着說：『我要除滅智慧人的智慧，廢棄聰明人的聰明。』

因為經上記著：「我將要毀滅智慧人的智慧，廢棄聰明人的聰明。」

記有之、我將敗智者之智、廢哲者之哲、

經云、我將敗智者之智、廢賢者之賢、

經載云、我將滅智者之智、廢慧者之慧、

經不云乎、『吾將毀智者之智、滅巧者之巧。』

For it is written:“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”

It is written,“ I will destroy the wisdom of those who are wise. I will do away with the cleverness of those who think they are so smart.”( Isaiah 29:14)

For it is written,“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”

As the Scriptures say,“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise and discard the intelligence of the intelligent.”

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the intelligence of the intelligent.

For it is written:“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the understanding of those who have understanding, I will confound.”

For it is written:“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.”

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, And the discernment of the discerning will I bring to nought.

For it is written: I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will set aside the understanding of the experts.

For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

For it is written,“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise. I will bring the discernment of the discerning to nothing.”

Therefore I will again do an amazing thing for these people– an absolutely extraordinary deed. Wise men will have nothing to say, the sages will have no explanations.”

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

Your wise men will be put to shame. They will be dumbfounded and be brought to judgment. Since they have rejected the word of the LORD, what wisdom do they really have?

He frustrates the plans of the crafty so that their hands cannot accomplish what they had planned!He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.

The officials of Zoan are nothing but fools; Pharaoh’s wise advisers give stupid advice. How dare you say to Pharaoh,“ I am one of the sages, one well-versed in the writings of the ancient kings?”

The Egyptians will panic, and I will confuse their strategy. They will seek guidance from the idols and from the spirits of the dead, from the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, and from the magicians.