Albert Barnes Commentary Isaiah 47:10

"For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and thou hast said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me." — Isaiah 47:10 (ASV)

For you have trusted in your wickedness - The word ‘wickedness’ here refers undoubtedly to the pride, arrogance, ambition, and oppressions of Babylon. It means that she had supposed that she was able by these to maintain ascendancy over other nations and perpetuate her dominion. She supposed that by her great power, her natural advantages, and her wealth, she could resist the causes which had operated to destroy other nations. Men often confide in their own wickedness—their cunning, their artifices, their frauds, their acts of oppression and cruelty—and suppose that they are secure against the judgments of God.

None sees me - Compare Psalms 10:11: He said in his heart, God hath forgotten; he hideth his face; he will never see it. See also Psalms 94:7.

Your wisdom - Probably the wisdom referred to here was that for which Babylon was distinguished: the supposed science of astrology, and the arts of divination and of incantation. It may, however, refer to the purposes of the kings and princes of Babylon; and the meaning may be that it had been perverted and ruined by relying on their counsels. But it more probably refers to the confidence in the wisdom and science which prevailed there.

Has perverted you - Margin, ‘Caused you to turn away.’ That is, has turned you away from the path of virtue, truth, and safety. It has been the cause of your downfall.

I am ... -