“Therefore, behold, I will proceed to do a marvellous work among this people, even a marvellous work and a wonder: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid.”
Therefore behold, I will do a marvellous thing with this people, yes a marvellous thing and a wonder; for the wisdom of their wise men will perish, and the discernment of their discerning men will be hid, establishing that God's response to the people's hypocrisy and false confidence is to overthrow their wisdom and render their leadership incompetent. The marvellous thing that God does is not of blessing but of judgment: the destruction of the intellectual and spiritual resources upon which the people rely. The perishing of wisdom and hiding of discernment represent the removal of the foundations of leadership and understanding. The oracle establishes that what the people most confidently rely upon—their wisdom and learning—will prove utterly inadequate to save them from judgment. The wonder God performs is one of reversal and humiliation.
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