He removes the wisdom of rulers and leads them away. He makes judges look foolish.

他把谋士剥衣掳去，又使审判官变成愚人。

他把谋士剥衣掳去，使审判官变为愚妄。

他把谋士剥衣掳去，使审判官变为愚妄。

祂使谋士赤身被掳，使审判官愚拙不堪。

他把谋士剥衣掳去，并且愚弄审判官。

他把謀士剝衣擄去，又使審判官變成愚人。

他把謀士剝衣擄去，使審判官變為愚妄。

他把謀士剝衣擄去，使審判官變為愚妄。

祂使謀士赤身被擄，使審判官愚拙不堪。

他把謀士剝衣擄去，並且愚弄審判官。

他把謀士擄去，衣服都給剝奪了；他使審判官變成了狂妄人。

褫謀夫、攜之去、使士師為愚、

使謀臣被虜、士師為狂。

使謀士陷於差謬、或作使謀臣被擄使士師顛狂、

He leads rulers away stripped and makes fools of judges.

He leads counselors away stripped, and judges he makes fools.

He leads counselors away, stripped of good judgment; wise judges become fools.

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad.

He makes advisers walk barefoot And makes fools of judges.

He leads counselors away plundered, And makes fools of the judges.

He leadeth counsellors away stripped, And judges maketh he fools.

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes judges go mad.

He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

He leads counselors away stripped and makes judges into fools.

He leads counselors away stripped. He makes judges fools.

So once more I will shock these people with many wonderful acts. I will destroy the wisdom of those who think they are so wise. I will do away with the cleverness of those who think they are so smart.”

Ahithophel saw that his advice wasn’t being followed. So he put a saddle on his donkey. He started out for his house in his hometown. When he arrived, he made everything ready for his death. He made out his will. Then he killed himself. And so he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

David had been told,“ Ahithophel, along with Absalom, is one of the people making secret plans against you.” So David prayed,“ Lord, make Ahithophel’s advice look foolish.”

Suppose a nation falls into the power of sinful people. Then God makes its judges blind to the truth. If he isn’t the one doing it, who is?

I’d be with the earth’s kings and rulers. They had built for themselves places that are now destroyed.

Absalom and all the men of Israel agreed. They said,“ The advice of Hushai, the Arkite, is better than the advice of Ahithophel.” The Lord had decided that Ahithophel’s good advice would fail. The Lord wanted to bring horrible trouble on Absalom.

Pharaoh, where are your wise men now? Let them tell you what the Lord who rules over all has planned against Egypt.The officials of Zoan have become foolish. The leaders of Memphis have been lied to. The most important leaders in Egypt have led its people astray.The Lord has given them a spirit that makes them feel dizzy. They make Egypt unsteady in everything it does. Egypt is like a person who drinks too much. He throws up and then walks around in the mess he’s made.

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)Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law? Where are the great thinkers of our time? Hasn’t God made the wisdom of the world foolish?