Commentary upon the Prophecy of Isaiah

Because it was incredible, and unexpected, that the leaders of so wise and politic a people should overthrow the Country by their folly therefore the Prophet attributes the cause of it to the judgement of God; to the end the Jews should not be as it were hoodwinked in so excellent and memorable an example. For profane men are wont to attribute Gods judgements to Fortune, when any thing that is new and unlooked for falls out. now he speaks by way of similitude: as if he should say, even as wine is poured into a cup or glass; so will the Lord make the wise men drunk, by pouring the spirit of giddiness into them, that being at their wits end, & becoming senseless, they may be made unable either to say or do any thing rightly. The cause why they deceived Egypt then was, because themselves were deceived first. And in that the Egyptians suffered themselves to be so abused, and were not able to keep themselves from it; therein may we see the judgement of God upon them.

BEcause it was incredible, and vnexpected, that the leaders of so wise and politike a people should ouerthrow the Country by their folly therefore the Prophet attributes the cause of it to the iudgement of God; to the end the Iewes should not be as it were hoodwinked in so excellent and memorable an example. For prophane men are wont to attribute Gods iudgements to Fortune, when any thing that is new and vnlooked for falles out. now he speakes by way of similitude: as if hee should say, euen as wine is powred into a cup or glasse; so will the Lord make the wise men drunke, by powring the spirit of giddinesse into them, that being at their wits end, & becōming senselesse, they may be made vnable either to say or doe any thing rightly. The cause why they deceiued Egypt then was, because themselues were deceiued first. And in that the Egyptians suffered themselues to bee so abused, and were not able to keepe themselues from it; therein may we see the iudgement of God vpon them.