The affirmation of prophetic power—'I am the one who frustrates the omens of liars, and makes fools of diviners; I turn back the wise, and make their knowledge foolish'—asserts God's ability to confound human wisdom. The reference to frustrated omens and exposed diviners suggests that God invalidates false prophets' claims to knowledge. The assertion that divine action makes human wisdom 'foolish' suggests that ultimate truth belongs to God alone. This verse justifies Second Isaiah's polemic against idolatry by asserting that those who trust false gods will be exposed as fools.

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