25 (A)Causing the [a]omens of boasters to fail,
[b]Making fools out of diviners,
(B)Causing wise men to draw back
And [c]turning their knowledge into foolishness,

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 44:25 Lit signs
  2. Isaiah 44:25 Lit He makes
  3. Isaiah 44:25 Lit He turns

12 “Stand fast now in your (A)spells
And in your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you may cause trembling.
13 “You are (B)wearied with your many counsels;
Let now the (C)astrologers,
Those who prophesy by the stars,
Those who predict by the new moons,
Stand up and (D)save you from what will come upon you.
14 “Behold, they have become (E)like stubble,
(F)Fire burns them;
They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame;
There will be (G)no coal to warm by
Nor a fire to sit before!

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