The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
Obadiah 1:8 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 On that day, says the Lord, I will destroy the wise out of Edom and understanding out of Mount Esau. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Shall I not in that day, saith the LORD, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Will not I in that day, says the Lord, destroy the wise men out of Edom and [men of] understanding out of Mount Esau [Idumea, a mountainous region]? American Standard Version (1901) Shall I not in that day, saith Jehovah, destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? Common English Bible Won’t I on that day, says the LORD, destroy the wise from Edom and understanding from Mount Esau? Catholic Public Domain Version Shall I not, in that day, says the Lord, wipe away understanding from Idumea and foresight from the mount of Esau? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Shall not I in that day, saith the Lord, destroy the wise out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau? |
The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples.
Clearly the princes of Zoan are foolish; the wise counselors of Pharaoh give stupid counsel. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the sages, a descendant of ancient kings”?
Where now are your sages? Let them tell you and make known what the Lord of hosts has planned against Egypt.
the spirit of the Egyptians within them will be emptied out, and I will confound their plans; they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead and the ghosts and the familiar spirits;
so I will again do amazing things with this people, shocking and amazing. The wisdom of their wise shall perish, and the discernment of the discerning shall be hidden.