Isaiah 47 · Verse 10

Isaiah 47:10

For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.

Isaiah 47:10, King James Version

Isaiah 47:10 in other translations

BSB	You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray; you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
WEB	For you have trusted in your wickedness. You have said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and your knowledge has perverted you. You have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’
ASV	For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and thou hast said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me.
YLT	And thou art confident in thy wickedness, Thou hast said, ‘There is none seeing me,' Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, It is turning thee back, And thou sayest in thy heart, ‘I am, and none else.'
DARBY	For thou hast confided in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath seduced thee; and thou hast said in thy heart, It is I, and there is none but me.
BBE	For you had faith in your evil-doing; you said, No one sees me; by your wisdom and knowledge you have been turned out of the way: and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is no other.
Webster	For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thy heart, I am, and none else besides me.

What does Isaiah 47:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

10. wickedness--as in Is 13:11, the cruelty with which Babylon treated its subject states. None seeth me--(Psa 10:11; 94:7). "There is none to exact punishment from me." Sinners are not safe, though seeming secret. Thy wisdom--astrological and political (Is 19:11, &c., as to Egypt). perverted--turns thee aside from the right and safe path.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 47:7-15

Let us beware of acting and speaking as Babylon did; of trusting in tyranny and oppression; of boasting as to our abilities, relying on ourselves, and ascribing success to our own prudence and wisdom; lest we partake of her plagues. Those in the height of prosperity, are apt to fancy themselves out of the reach of adversity. It is also common for sinners to think they shall be safe, because they think to be secret…

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Isaiah 47:10 in the original Hebrew

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וַתִּבְטְחִ֣יva.tiv.te.Chiand you trustedH982

בְרָעָתֵ֗ךְve.ra.'a.Tekhin evil yourH7451

אָמַרְתְּ֙'a.marTyou saidH559

אֵ֣ין'einthere notH369

רֹאָ֔נִיro.'A.ni[is one who] sees meH7200

חָכְמָתֵ֥ךְcha.khe.ma.Tekhwisdom yourH2451

וְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְve.da'.Tekhand knowledge yourH1847

הִ֣יאhi'itH1931

שׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְsho.Va.tekhit has led away youH7725

וַתֹּאמְרִ֣יva.tom.Riand you saidH559

בְלִבֵּ֔ךְve.li.Bekhin heart yourH3820

אֲנִ֖י'a.NiIH589

וְאַפְסִ֥יve.'af.Siand only IH657

עֽוֹד\׃od[am] yetH5750

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Cross references for Isaiah 47:10

Isaiah 5:21
Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
Romans 1:22
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Isaiah 29:15
Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord, and their works are in the dark, and they say, Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?
Psalms 52:7
Lo, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
Ezekiel 8:12
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The Lord seeth us not; the Lord hath forsaken the earth.
Isaiah 59:4
None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
Jeremiah 23:24
Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the Lord. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the Lord.
1 Corinthians 1:19-21
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent. Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Psalms 94:7-9
Yet they say, The Lord shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Ezekiel 9:9
Then said he unto me, The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah is exceeding great, and the land is full of blood, and the city full of perverseness: for they say, The Lord hath forsaken the earth, and the Lord seeth not.
Ezekiel 28:2-6
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: Behold, thou art wiser than Daniel; there is no secret that they can hide from thee: With thy wisdom and with thine understanding thou hast gotten thee riches, and hast gotten gold and silver into thy treasures: By thy great wisdom and by thy traffick hast thou increased thy riches, and thine heart is lifted up because of thy riches: …

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

thou hast trusted.
28:15; 59:4; Ps 52:7; 62:9
thou hast said.
29:15; Job 22:13,14; Ps 10:11; 64:5; 94:7-9; Ec 8:8; Jer 23:24
Eze 8:12; 9:9
Thy wisdom.
5:21; Eze 28:2-6; Ro 1:22; 1Co 1:19-21; 3:19
perverted thee. or, caused thee to turn away. I am.
8

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Context

Isaiah 47:9
But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.
Isaiah 47:10
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.
Isaiah 47:11
Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

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Isaiah 47:10 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Porque te confiaste en tu maldad, diciendo: Nadie me ve. Tu sabiduría y tu misma ciencia te engañaron, y dijiste en tu corazón: Yo, y no más.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Et tu as eu confiance en ton iniquité; tu as dit: Personne ne me voit. Ta sagesse et ta connaissance, c’est ce qui t’a fait errer; et tu as dit en ton cœur: C’est moi, et il n’y en a pas d’autre!
German Elberfelder 1871	Und du vertrautest auf deine Bosheit, du sprachst: Niemand sieht mich. Deine Weisheit und dein Wissen, das hat dich irregeführt; und du sprachst in deinem Herzen: Ich bins, und gar keine sonst!
Latin Clementine Vulgate	Et fiduciam habuisti in malitia tua, et dixisti: Non est qui videat me. Sapientia tua et scientia tua, hæc decepit te. Et dixisti in corde tuo: Ego sum, et præter me non est altera.