“These people^(A) come near to me with their mouth
    and honor me with their lips,^(B)
    but their hearts are far from me.^(C)
Their worship of me
    is based on merely human rules they have been taught.^[a](D)
14 Therefore once more I will astound these people
    with wonder upon wonder;^(E)
the wisdom of the wise^(F) will perish,
    the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish.^(G)”
¹⁵ Woe to those who go to great depths
    to hide^(H) their plans from the Lord,
who do their work in darkness and think,
    “Who sees us?^(I) Who will know?”^(J)
16 You turn things upside down,
    as if the potter were thought to be like the clay!^(K)
Shall what is formed say to the one who formed^(L) it,
    “You did not make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,^(M)
    “You know nothing”?^(N)

¹⁷ In a very short time,^(O) will not Lebanon^(P) be turned into a fertile field^(Q)
    and the fertile field seem like a forest?^(R)
18 In that day^(S) the deaf^(T) will hear the words of the scroll,
    and out of gloom and darkness^(U)
    the eyes of the blind will see.^(V)
19 Once more the humble^(W) will rejoice in the Lord;
    the needy^(X) will rejoice in the Holy One^(Y) of Israel.

² The Lord looks down from heaven^(C)
    on all mankind
to see if there are any who understand,^(D)
    any who seek God.^(E)
3 All have turned away,^(F) all have become corrupt;^(G)
    there is no one who does good,^(H)
    not even one.^(I)