14. Because of this, I will once again astound these hypocriteswith amazing wonders.The wisdom of the wise will pass away,and the intelligence of the intelligent will disappear.”
15. What sorrow awaits those who try to hide their plans from the lord,who do their evil deeds in the dark!“The lord can’t see us,” they say.“He doesn’t know what’s going on!”
16. How foolish can you be?He is the Potter, and he is certainly greater than you, the clay!Should the created thing say of the one who made it,“He didn’t make me”?Does a jar ever say,“The potter who made me is stupid”?
17. Soon—and it will not be very long—the forests of Lebanon will become a fertile field,and the fertile field will yield bountiful crops.
18. In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book,and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness.
19. The humble will be filled with fresh joy from the lord.The poor will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.