12 Then the book shall be delivered to him who is not learned, saying, “Read this, please.” And he shall say, “I cannot read.”
13 Therefore, the Lord said: Because this people draw near with their mouthsand honor Me with their lips,but have removed their hearts far fromMe,and their fear toward Meis tradition by the precept of men,
14 therefore I will once again do a marvelous work among this people,even a marvelous work and a wonder;for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hidden.
15 Woe to those who deeplyhide their counsel from the Lordand whose works are done in the dark, and they say,“Who sees us?” and “Who knows us?”
16 Surely you turn things upside down!Shall the potter be esteemed as the potter’s clay?Shall what is made say to its maker,“He did not make me”?Or shall the thing formed say to him who formed it,“He has no understanding”?
17 Is it not yet a very little while before Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,and the fruitful field shall be counted as a forest?
18 And on that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book,and the eyes of the blind shall seeout of obscurity and darkness.