Isaiah 29:14-16

New International Reader's Version

¹⁴ So once more I will shock these people
    with many wonderful acts.
I will destroy the wisdom of those who think they are so wise.
    I will do away with the cleverness of those who think they are so smart.”
¹⁵ How terrible it will be for people who try hard
    to hide their plans from the Lord!
They do their work in darkness.
    They think, “Who sees us? Who will know?”
¹⁶ They turn everything upside down.
    How silly they are to think that potters are like the clay they work with!
Can what is made say to the one who made it,
    “You didn’t make me”?
Can the pot say to the potter,
    “You don’t know anything”?