Verse 10
Isaiah 47:10
New Living Translation
10
“You felt secure in your wickedness.<br>‘No one sees me,’ you said.<br>But your ‘wisdom’ and ‘knowledge’ have led you astray,<br>and you said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.’<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/תִּבְטְחִ֣י בְ/רָעָתֵ֗/ךְ אָמַרְתְּ֙ אֵ֣ין רֹאָ֔/נִי חָכְמָתֵ֥/ךְ וְ/דַעְתֵּ֖/ךְ הִ֣יא שׁוֹבְבָ֑תֶ/ךְ וַ/תֹּאמְרִ֣י בְ/לִבֵּ֔/ךְ אֲנִ֖י וְ/אַפְסִ֥/י עֽוֹד
English Translation
And you trusted in your wickedness; you said, "There is no one who sees me." Your wisdom and your knowledge have led you astray, and you said in your heart, "I am, and there is no other besides me."
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