15 aWoe to those who seek deep to hide their counsel far from the Lord,
And their works are in the dark;
bThey say, “Who sees us?” and, “Who knows us?”
And their works are in the dark;
bThey say, “Who sees us?” and, “Who knows us?”
16 Surely you have things turned around!
Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay;
For shall the athing made say of him who made it,
“He did not make me”?
Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it,
“He has no understanding”?
Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay;
For shall the athing made say of him who made it,
“He did not make me”?
Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it,
“He has no understanding”?
Future Recovery of Wisdom
17 Is it not yet a very little while
Till aLebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?
Till aLebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?
18 aIn that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book,
And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
19 aThe humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord,
And bthe poor among men shall rejoice
In the Holy One of Israel.
And bthe poor among men shall rejoice
In the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the1 terrible one is brought to nothing,
aThe scornful one is consumed,
And all who bwatch for iniquity are cut off—
aThe scornful one is consumed,
And all who bwatch for iniquity are cut off—
21 Who make a man an offender by a word,
And alay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,
And turn aside the just bby empty words.
And alay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,
And turn aside the just bby empty words.
22 Therefore thus says the Lord, awho redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:
“Jacob shall not now be bashamed,
Nor shall his face now grow pale;
“Jacob shall not now be bashamed,
Nor shall his face now grow pale;
23 But when he sees his children,
aThe work of My hands, in his midst,
They will hallow My name,
And hallow the Holy One of Jacob,
And fear the God of Israel.
aThe work of My hands, in his midst,
They will hallow My name,
And hallow the Holy One of Jacob,
And fear the God of Israel.
24 These also awho erred in spirit will come to understanding,
And those who complained will learn doctrine.”
And those who complained will learn doctrine.”
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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