He takes away the understanding of the leaders of the earth. He makes them wander in a desert where no one lives.

他将地上民中首领的聪明夺去，使他们在荒废无路之地漂流；

他将地上百姓中领袖的聪明夺去，使他们迷失在荒凉无路之地。

他将地上百姓中领袖的聪明夺去，使他们迷失在荒凉无路之地。

祂夺去世人首领的心智，使他们在无路的荒野流浪。

他除掉地上人民中首领的悟性，使他们在无路的荒野之地飘流。

他將地上民中首領的聰明奪去，使他們在荒廢無路之地漂流；

他將地上百姓中領袖的聰明奪去，使他們迷失在荒涼無路之地。

他將地上百姓中領袖的聰明奪去，使他們迷失在荒涼無路之地。

祂奪去世人首領的心智，使他們在無路的荒野流浪。

他除掉地上人民中首領的悟性，使他們在無路的荒野之地飄流。

他將地上萬族之民的首領聰明之心除掉，使他們在荒蕪沒路之地漂流無定。

奪諸國民長之聰明、使其流離於無路之荒野、

使州牧心盲、如流離曠野、躑躅窮途、

使國之民長、失其慧心、使之迷於無路之野、

He deprives the leaders of the earth of their reason; he makes them wander in a trackless waste.

He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth and makes them wander in a trackless waste.

He strips kings of understanding and leaves them wandering in a pathless wasteland.

He deprives the world’s leaders of reason, and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

He deprives the leaders of the earth’s people of intelligence And makes them wander in a pathless wasteland.

He takes away the understanding of the chiefs of the people of the earth, And makes them wander in a pathless wilderness.

He taketh away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, And causeth them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

He deprives the world’s leaders of reason, and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.

He taketh away the heart of the chief of the people of the earth, and causeth them to wander in a wilderness[ where there is] no way.

He deprives the leaders of the earth of their understanding; he makes them wander in a trackless desert waste.

He takes away understanding from the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

The God who looks down on proud nobles made them wander in a desert where no one lives.

He shuts the mouths of trusted advisers. He takes away the understanding of elders.

Let him no longer have the mind of a man. Instead, let him be given the mind of an animal. Let him stay that way until seven periods of time pass by.

Here is a prophecy against Egypt that the Lord gave me. The Lord is coming to Egypt. He’s riding on a cloud that moves very fast. The statues of the gods in Egypt tremble with fear because of him. The hearts of the people there melt with fear.

You have closed the minds of those who are trying to comfort me. They don’t understand that I haven’t done anything wrong. So don’t let them win the argument.

Some of them wandered in deserts that were dry and empty. They couldn’t find a city where they could make their homes.

So he said,“ Go and speak to these people. Tell them,“‘ You will hear but never understand. You will see but never know what you are seeing.’Make the hearts of these people stubborn. Plug up their ears. Close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes. They might hear with their ears. They might understand with their hearts. And they might turn to me and be healed.”

The Lord says,“ The people of Ephraim are like a dove. They are easily tricked. They do not have any sense at all. First they call out to Egypt for help. Then they turn to Assyria.

What had been said about King Nebuchadnezzar came true at once. He was driven away from people. He ate grass just as an ox does. His body became wet with the dew of heaven. He stayed that way until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle. His nails became like the claws of a bird.