“Who is the wise man, that may understand this? and who is he to whom the mouth of the Lord hath spoken, that he may declare it, for what the land perisheth and is burned up like a wilderness, that none passeth through?”
The question of why: 'Who is wise enough to understand this? Who has been instructed by the LORD and can explain it? Why has the land been ruined and laid waste like a desert that no one can cross?' This verse poses a rhetorical question: who is wise enough (possesses sufficient understanding) to comprehend why the land has been so thoroughly destroyed? The question invites reflection on the causes of the catastrophe. Theologically, this verse suggests that the destruction is so complete that only one with wisdom from God could understand its reasons.
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