The LORD frustrates the decisions of the nations; he nullifies the plans of the peoples.

耶和华使列国的筹算归于无有，使众民的思念无有功效。

耶和华使列国的筹算归于无有，使万民的计谋全无功效。

耶和华使列国的筹算归于无有，使万民的计谋全无功效。

祂挫败列国的谋算，拦阻列邦的计划。

耶和华破坏列国的谋略，使万民的计划挫败。

耶和华破坏列国的谋略，挫败万民的意念。

耶和華使列國的籌算歸於無有，使眾民的思念無有功效。

耶和華使列國的籌算歸於無有，使萬民的計謀全無功效。

耶和華使列國的籌算歸於無有，使萬民的計謀全無功效。

祂挫敗列國的謀算，攔阻列邦的計劃。

耶和華破壞列國的謀略，使萬民的計劃挫敗。

永恆主破壞列國的計謀，使萬族之民所設計的沒有功效。

耶和華破壞列國的謀略，挫敗萬民的意念。

耶和華敗列邦之謀、廢諸民之志兮、

異邦人設謀、耶和華敗之、使計不成兮。

列國設謀、為主所敗、異邦定計、為主所破、

列國與兆民千算亦何益。

The Lord foils the plans of the nations; he thwarts the purposes of the peoples.

The Lord blocks the sinful plans of the nations. He keeps them from doing what they want to do.

The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.

The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations and thwarts all their schemes.

The LORD frustrates the counsel of the nations; he thwarts the plans of the peoples.

The Lord nullifies the plan of nations; He frustrates the plans of peoples.

The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; He makes the plans of the peoples of no effect.

Jehovah bringeth the counsel of the nations to nought; He maketh the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations; He thwarts the plans of the peoples.

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to nought: he maketh the devices of the people of none effect.

Yahweh brings the counsel of the nations to nothing. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed.

who frustrates the omens of the empty talkers and humiliates the omen readers, who overturns the counsel of the wise men and makes their advice seem foolish,

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.

There is no wisdom and there is no understanding, and there is no counsel against the LORD.

Now David had been told,“ Ahithophel has sided with the conspirators who are with Absalom. So David prayed,“ Make the advice of Ahithophel foolish, O LORD!”

You will be broken, O nations; you will be shattered! Pay attention, all you distant lands of the earth! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered! Get ready for battle, and you will be shattered!Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted! Issue your orders, but they will not be executed! For God is with us!

Why do the nations rebel? Why are the countries devising plots that will fail?The kings of the earth form a united front; the rulers collaborate against the LORD and his anointed king.They say,“ Let’s tear off the shackles they’ve put on us! Let’s free ourselves from their ropes!”The one enthroned in heaven laughs in disgust; the Lord taunts them.

O LORD, do not let the wicked have their way! Do not allow their plan to succeed when they attack!( Selah)

When Ahithophel realized that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and returned to his house in his hometown. After setting his household in order, he hanged himself. So he died and was buried in the grave of his father.

The nations fell into the pit they had made; their feet were caught in the net they had hidden.

Syria has plotted with Ephraim and the son of Remaliah to bring about your demise.They say,“ Let’s attack Judah, terrorize it, and conquer it. Then we’ll set up the son of Tabeel as its king.”For this reason the sovereign master, the LORD, says:“ It will not take place; it will not happen.

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.

Come, let’s deal wisely with them. Otherwise they will continue to multiply, and if a war breaks out, they will ally themselves with our enemies and fight against us and leave the country.”So they put foremen over the Israelites to oppress them with hard labor. As a result they built Pithom and Rameses as store cities for Pharaoh.But the more the Egyptians oppressed them, the more they multiplied and spread. As a result the Egyptians loathed the Israelites,

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?”But where, oh where, are your wise men? Let them tell you, let them find out what the LORD who commands armies has planned for Egypt.The officials of Zoan are fools, the officials of Memphis are misled; the rulers of her tribes lead Egypt astray.The LORD has made them undiscerning; they lead Egypt astray in all she does, so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit.

Shout for joy, O sky, for the LORD intervenes; shout out, you subterranean regions of the earth. O mountains, give a joyful shout; you too, O forest and all your trees! For the LORD protects Jacob; he reveals his splendor through Israel.

Then Absalom and all the men of Israel said,“ The advice of Hushai the Arkite sounds better than the advice of Ahithophel.” Now the LORD had decided to frustrate the sound advice of Ahithophel, so that the LORD could bring disaster on Absalom.

But you will be able to counter the advice of Ahithophel if you go back to the city and say to Absalom,‘ I will be your servant, O king! Previously I was your father’s servant, and now I will be your servant.’