⁸ At that time not a single wise person
    will be left in the whole land of Edom,”
    says the Lord.
“For on the mountains of Edom
    I will destroy everyone who has understanding.

¹⁴ Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocrites
    with amazing wonders.
The wisdom of the wise will pass away,
    and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear.”

¹² He frustrates the plans of schemers
    so the work of their hands will not succeed.
¹³ He traps the wise in their own cleverness
    so their cunning schemes are thwarted.
¹⁴ They find it is dark in the daytime,
    and they grope at noon as if it were night.

¹⁰ The Lord frustrates the plans of the nations
    and thwarts all their schemes.

¹³ The officials of Zoan are fools,
    and the officials of Memphis^[a] are deluded.
The leaders of the people
    have led Egypt astray.
¹⁴ The Lord has sent a spirit of foolishness on them,
    so all their suggestions are wrong.
They cause Egypt to stagger
    like a drunk in his vomit.

³ The Egyptians will lose heart,
    and I will confuse their plans.
They will plead with their idols for wisdom
    and call on spirits, mediums, and those who consult the spirits of the dead.

“He traps the wise
    in the snare of their own cleverness.”^[a]

“The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise;
    he knows they are worthless.”^[b]