Isaías 29:14

14 Por isso uma vez mais deixarei atônito esse povocom maravilha e mais maravilha;a sabedoria dos sábios perecerá,a inteligência dos inteligentes se desvanecerá”.

Isaías 29:14 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 29:14

Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work
among this people
Because of their hypocrisy and formality, their regard to men, their doctrines and commandments, and not to the will and word of God, therefore he determines "to deal marvellously with this people": [even] a marvellous work, and a wonder;
that is, something exceedingly marvellous, which would be matter of astonishment to everyone that observed it; and is as follows: for the wisdom of their wise [men] shall perish, and the understanding
of their prudent [men] shall be hid;
and be no more: this was eminently fulfilled in the wise men, the doctors and learned Rabbins of the Jews; and they themselves own ^F24, that, from the time the temple was destroyed, the wise men became like to Scribes, and the Scribes to those that looked after the synagogues, and these became like the common people, and they grew worse and worse: and Maimonides acknowledges ^F25, that this respects their present case; he says, when the Heathen princes destroyed their best things, took away their wisdom, and their books, and killed their wise men, they became ignorant and unlearned; which evil God threatened them for their iniquities, as is said in this passage: and also this had its accomplishment in the wise philosophers of the Gentiles; see ( 1 Corinthians 1:18-20 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F24 Misna Sota, c. 9. sect. 15.
F25 More Nevochim, par. 2. c. 11. p. 212.

Isaías 29:14 In-Context

12 Ou, se vocês derem o livro a alguém que não saiba ler e lhe disserem: “Leia, por favor”, ele responderá: “Não sei ler”.

13 O Senhor diz:“Esse povo se aproxima de mim com a bocae me honra com os lábios,mas o seu coração está longe de mim.A adoração que me prestamé feita só de regras ensinadas por homens.

14 Por isso uma vez mais deixarei atônito esse povocom maravilha e mais maravilha;a sabedoria dos sábios perecerá,a inteligência dos inteligentes se desvanecerá”.

15 Ai daqueles que descem às profundezaspara esconder seus planos do SENHOR,que agem nas trevas e pensam:“Quem é que nos vê? Quem ficará sabendo?”

16 Vocês viram as coisas pelo avesso!Como se fosse possível imaginar que o oleiro é igual ao barro!Acaso o objeto formado pode dizer àquele que o formou:“Ele não me fez”?E o vaso poderá dizer do oleiro:“Ele nada sabe”?