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But your ‘wisdom’ and ‘knowledge’ have led you astray, and you said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.’ <a href="/esv/isaiah/47.htm">English Standard Version</a> You felt secure in your wickedness; you said, “No one sees me”; your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, “I am, and there is no one besides me.” <a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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.’ <a href="/kjv/isaiah/47.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/isaiah/47.htm">New King James Version</a> “For you have trusted in your wickedness; You have said, ‘No one sees me’; Your wisdom and your knowledge have warped you; And you have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’ <a href="/nasb_/isaiah/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> “You felt secure in your wickedness and said, ‘No one sees me,’ Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have led you astray; For you have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one besides me.’ <a href="/nasb/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220You felt secure in your wickedness and said, &#8216No one sees me,&#8217 Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you; For you have said in your heart, &#8216I am, and there is no one besides me.&#8217 <a href="/nasb77/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And you felt secure in your wickedness and said, ‘No one sees me,’ Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you; For you have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one besides me.’ <a href="/lsb/isaiah/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> You felt secure in your evil and said, ‘No one sees me,’ Your wisdom and your knowledge have turned you astray; So you have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one besides me.’ <a href="/amp/isaiah/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a> “For you [Babylon] have trusted and felt confident in your wickedness; you have said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray, And you have said in your heart (mind), ‘I am, and there is no one besides me.’ <a href="/csb/isaiah/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> You were secure in your wickedness; you said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. You said to yourself, ‘I am, and there is no one else.’ <a href="/hcsb/isaiah/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> You were secure in your wickedness; you said, &#8216No one sees me.&#8217 Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray. You said to yourself, I exist, and there is no one else.&#8217 <a href="/asv/isaiah/47.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/isaiah/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You hid behind evil like a shield and said, "No one can see me!" You were fooled by your wisdom and your knowledge; you felt sure that you alone were in full control. <a href="/erv/isaiah/47.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 there is none else beside me. <a href="/gwt/isaiah/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> You feel safe in your wickedness and say, "No one can see me." Your wisdom and knowledge have led you astray, so you say to yourself, "I'm the only one, and there's no one else." <a href="/gnt/isaiah/47.htm">Good News Translation</a> "You felt sure of yourself in your evil; you thought that no one could see you. Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray, and you said to yourself, 'I am God--there is no one else like me.' <a href="/isv/isaiah/47.htm">International Standard Version</a> "You trusted in your own knowledge. You said, 'No one sees me.' Your wisdom and knowledge have misled you. You said in your heart, 'I am the one, and there will be none besides me.' <a href="/msb/isaiah/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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.’ <a href="/net/isaiah/47.htm">NET Bible</a> You were complacent in your evil deeds; you thought, 'No one sees me.' Your self-professed wisdom and knowledge lead you astray, when you say, 'I am unique! No one can compare to me!' <a href="/nheb/isaiah/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, No one sees me; your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you, and you have said in your heart, 'I am, and there is no other besides me.' <a href="/wbt/isaiah/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/isaiah/47.htm">World English Bible</a> 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.’ <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/isaiah/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And you are confident in your wickedness, "" You have said, There is none seeing me, "" Your wisdom and your knowledge, "" It is turning you back, "" And you say in your heart, I [am], and none else. <a href="/ylt/isaiah/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 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.' <a href="/slt/isaiah/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And thou wilt trust in thy wickedness: thou saidst, None saw me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge it caused thee to turn away; and thou wilt say in thy heart, I, and none yet besides me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/isaiah/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And thou best trusted in thy wickedness, and hast said: There is none that seeth me. Thy wisdom, and thy knowledge, this hath deceived thee. And thou best said in thy heart: I am, and besides me there is no other. <a href="/cpdv/isaiah/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you have trusted in your malice, and you have said: “There is no one who sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge, these have deceived you. And you have said in your heart: “I am, and beside me there is no other.” <a href="/nabre/isaiah/47.htm">New American Bible</a> Secure in your wickedness, you said, “No one sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, And you said in your heart, “I, and no one else!” <a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> You felt secure in your wickedness; you said, “No one sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, “I am, and there is no one besides me.”<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For you have trusted in your wickedness; you have said, None sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge have misled you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and there is none else besides me. <a href="/hpbt/isaiah/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> For you have trusted on your evil and you said: “There is none who sees me.” Your wisdom and this your knowledge has deceived you, and you said in your heart, "I AM THE LIVING GOD and there is none other"<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/isaiah/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And thou hast been secure 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 beside me.' <a href="/sep/isaiah/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> for thy trusting in wickedness: for thou saidst, I am, and there is not another: know thou, the understanding of these things and thy harlotry shall be thy shame; for thou saidst in thy heart, I am, and there is not another. <a href="/parallel/isaiah/47-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10563" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm">The Fall of Babylon Predicted</a> …9These two things will overtake you in a moment, in a single day: loss of children, and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and the potency of your spells. 10<a href="/hebrew/982.htm" title="982: wat·tiḇ·ṭə·ḥî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To trust. A primitive root; properly, to hie for refuge; figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure.">You were secure</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: ḇə·rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">in your wickedness;</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mart (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">you said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: ’ên (Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">‘No</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’ā·nî (V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc:: 1cs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">one sees me.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/2451.htm" title="2451: ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Wisdom. From chakam; wisdom.">Your wisdom</a> <a href="/hebrew/1847.htm" title="1847: wə·ḏa‘·têḵ (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Knowledge. From yada'; knowledge.">and knowledge</a> <a href="/hebrew/1931.htm" title="1931: hî (Pro-3fs) -- He, she, it. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: šō·wḇ·ḇā·ṯeḵ (V-Piel-Perf-3fs:: 2fs) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">led you astray;</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mə·rî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">you told</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: ḇə·lib·bêḵ (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2fs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">yourself,</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: ’ă·nî (Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">‘I am,</a> <a href="/hebrew/657.htm" title="657: wə·’ap̄·sî (Conj-w:: Adv:: 1cs) -- From 'aphec; cessation, i.e. An end; often used adverb, no further; also the ankle, as being the extremity of the leg or foot.">and there is none</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more.">besides me.’</a> 11But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a> The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Obadiah 1:3-4</a> The pride of your heart has deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks whose habitation is the heights, who say in your heart, ‘Who can bring me down to the ground?’ / Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a> “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god. <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a> Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall. <a href="/zephaniah/2-15.htm">Zephaniah 2:15</a> This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist. <a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a> As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-4.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:4</a> He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. <a href="/daniel/5-20.htm">Daniel 5:20-23</a> But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit was hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. / He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes. / But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. ... <a href="/psalms/10-4.htm">Psalm 10:4</a> In his pride the wicked man does not seek Him; in all his schemes there is no God. <a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a> Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel. <a href="/1_corinthians/3-18.htm">1 Corinthians 3:18</a> Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise. <a href="/galatians/6-3.htm">Galatians 6:3</a> If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. <a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17</a> Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. <a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a> But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” <a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22</a> Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For you have trusted in your wickedness: you have said, None sees me. Your wisdom and your knowledge, it has perverted you; and you have said in your heart, I am, and none else beside me.thou hast trusted<a href="/isaiah/28-15.htm">Isaiah 28:15</a> Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:<a href="/isaiah/59-4.htm">Isaiah 59:4</a> None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.<a href="/psalms/52-7.htm">Psalm 52:7</a> 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.thou hast said<a href="/isaiah/29-15.htm">Isaiah 29:15</a> 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?<a href="/job/22-13.htm">Job 22:13,14</a> And thou sayest, How doth God know? can he judge through the dark cloud? … <a href="/psalms/10-11.htm">Psalm 10:11</a> He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten: he hideth his face; he will never see it.thy wisdom<a href="/isaiah/5-21.htm">Isaiah 5:21</a> Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!<a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2-6</a> 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: … <a href="/romans/1-22.htm">Romans 1:22</a> Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,perverted thee.<a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8</a> Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-4.htm">Confided</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-11.htm">Confident</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Deluded</a> <a href="/isaiah/26-21.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-35.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-14.htm">Led</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-18.htm">Mislead</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-18.htm">Perverted</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-23.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-13.htm">Seduced</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-19.htm">Trusted</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-22.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-25.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/9-18.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-8.htm">Besides</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-7.htm">Confided</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-9.htm">Confident</a> <a href="/john/7-47.htm">Deluded</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-1.htm">Evil-Doing</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-2.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-3.htm">Felt</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-21.htm">Led</a> <a href="/matthew/24-4.htm">Mislead</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Perverted</a> <a href="/jeremiah/12-5.htm">Secure</a> <a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Seduced</a> <a href="/jeremiah/5-17.htm">Trusted</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-8.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-15.htm">Way</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-4.htm">Wickedness</a> <a href="/isaiah/56-11.htm">Wisdom</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 47</div>1. <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">God's judgment upon Babylon and Chaldea</a> 6. <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">For their unmercifulness</a> 7. <a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Pride</a> 10. <a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">And over-boldness</a> 11. <a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Shall be irresistible</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/isaiah/47.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div>You felt secure in your wickedness This phrase addresses the false sense of security that comes from engaging in sinful behavior. The Hebrew root for "secure" (בָּטַח, batach) implies a sense of trust or confidence. Historically, the people of Babylon, to whom this prophecy is directed, believed their power and wealth made them invincible. This false confidence is a warning to all who trust in their own strength rather than in God.and said, ‘No one sees me.&#8217 This reflects the delusion of anonymity in sin. The Hebrew word for "sees" (רָאָה, ra'ah) means to perceive or consider. The Babylonians believed their actions were hidden from divine judgment. This phrase serves as a reminder that God is omniscient, and nothing is hidden from His sight, as echoed in <a href="/hebrews/4-13.htm">Hebrews 4:13</a>.Your wisdom and knowledge Here, "wisdom" (חָכְמָה, chokmah) and "knowledge" (דַּעַת, da'ath) are ironically noted. The Babylonians prided themselves on their intellectual achievements and astrological insights. However, this worldly wisdom led them away from God. True wisdom begins with the fear of the Lord (<a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>).have deluded you The term "deluded" (שָׁבַע, shavah) suggests being led astray or deceived. The Babylonians were misled by their own understanding, which is a cautionary tale about the dangers of relying solely on human intellect without divine guidance. This echoes the warning in <a href="/proverbs/3-5.htm">Proverbs 3:5-6</a> to trust in the Lord rather than one's own understanding.for you have said in your heart The phrase "in your heart" (בְּלֵבָבֵךְ, b'levavech) indicates an internal conviction or belief. The heart, in Hebrew thought, is the center of will and emotion. This self-deception originates from within, highlighting the importance of guarding one's heart as advised in <a href="/proverbs/4-23.htm">Proverbs 4:23</a>.‘I am, and there is none besides me.&#8217 This declaration of self-sufficiency and pride mirrors the language God uses to describe Himself (<a href="/isaiah/45-5.htm">Isaiah 45:5</a>). The Babylonians arrogantly assumed a divine status, which is the ultimate form of idolatry. This phrase serves as a stark reminder of the first commandment, emphasizing that only God is sovereign and supreme.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness . . .--Babylon, like other nations that have followed in her steps, took for its law that Might was Right, practically denied the existence of a Ruler who saw and judged, and boasted of its wisdom. The context implies that the special form of wisdom spoken of was that of astrology and magic.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 10. - Thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; i.e. in thy incantations and spells, which were supposed to work in secret, and which could not be counteracted if their victim was not aware of them. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee. The astronomical "wisdom and knowledge" of the Babylonians, confessed by the Greeks to have been the origin of their own astronomical knowledge (Plat., 'Epiuomis,' p. 987; Hipparch. ap. Procl., 'In Tim.,' p. 71; Phoenix Coloph. ap. Athen., 'Deipnos.,' 12:p. 530, E.; Diod. Sic., 2 31, etc.), led them on to that perversion of true science, astrology, which, when once entered upon, seduces the mind from all genuine and fruitful study of the celestial phenomena, and leads it into a labyrinth of absurdities. It also puffed them up, and made them regard themselves as altogether superior to other nations (see the comment on ver. 8, sub fin.). <a href="/commentaries/isaiah/47-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>You were secure וַתִּבְטְחִ֣י (wat·tiḇ·ṭə·ḥî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_982.htm">Strong's 982: </a> To trust, be confident, sure in your wickedness; בְרָעָתֵ֗ךְ (ḇə·rā·‘ā·ṯêḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> Bad, evil you said, אָמַרְתְּ֙ (’ā·mart) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say ‘No אֵ֣ין (’ên) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle one sees me.’ רֹאָ֔נִי (rō·’ā·nî) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see Your wisdom חָכְמָתֵ֥ךְ (ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯêḵ) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2451.htm">Strong's 2451: </a> Wisdom and knowledge וְדַעְתֵּ֖ךְ (wə·ḏa‘·têḵ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1847.htm">Strong's 1847: </a> Knowledge led you astray; שׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶךְ (šō·wḇ·ḇā·ṯeḵ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again you told וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י (wat·tō·mə·rî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say yourself, בְלִבֵּ֔ךְ (ḇə·lib·bêḵ) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre ‘I [am], אֲנִ֖י (’ă·nî) Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I and there is none וְאַפְסִ֥י (wə·’ap̄·sî) Conjunctive waw | Adverb | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_657.htm">Strong's 657: </a> Cessation, an end, no further, the ankle, foot besides me.’ עֽוֹד׃ (‘ō·wḏ) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5750.htm">Strong's 5750: </a> Iteration, continuance, again, repeatedly, still, more <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/isaiah/47-10.htm">Isaiah 47:10 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 47:10 For you have trusted in your wickedness (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 47:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 47:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>