Isaiah 44:25

44:24 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

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who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

That frustrates the tokens of the liars, and makes diviners mad; that turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;

44:26 That confirmeth the word of his servant, and performeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be inhabited; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: decayed: Heb. wastes

What does Isaiah 44:25 mean?

Isaiah 44:25 is a verse in the book of Isaiah, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פָּרַר (pârar), אוֹת (ʼôwth), בַּד (bad).

Hebrew interlinear

That

frustratethפָּרַרpârar/paw-rar'/H6565to break up (usually figuratively), i.e. to violate, frustrate

the

tokensאוֹתʼôwth/oth/H226a signal (literally or figuratively), as aflag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.

the

liars,בַּדbad/bad/H907a brag or lie; also a liar

and

maketh

divinersקָסַםqâçam/kaw-sam'/H7080properly, to distribute, i.e. determine by lot or magical scroll; by implication, to divine

mad;הָלַלhâlal/haw-lal'/H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make ashow, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify

that

turnethשׁוּבshûwb/shoob/H7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

wiseחָכָםchâkâm/khaw-kawm'/H2450wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)

men

backward,אָחוֹרʼâchôwr/aw-khore'/H268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the West

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maketh

their

knowledgeדַּעַתdaʻath/dah'-ath/H1847knowledge

foolish;סָכַלçâkal/saw-kal'/H5528to be silly

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What does Isaiah 44:25 say?

Isaiah 44:25 (King James Version) reads: "That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;"

Is Isaiah 44:25 in the Old or New Testament?

Isaiah 44:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Isaiah.

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