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They also reel with wine, and stagger with strong drink. The priest and the prophet reel with strong drink. They are swallowed up by wine. They stagger with strong drink. They err in vision. They stumble in judgment. For all tables are completely full of filthy vomit and filthiness.

Whom will he teach knowledge? To whom will he explain the message? Those who are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts? 10 For it is precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little.

11 But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language, 12 to whom he said, “This is the resting place. Give rest to the weary,” and “This is the refreshing;” yet they would not hear. 13 Therefore Yahweh’s word will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.

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But they also have erred through wine
    and stagger from strong drink;
the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink,
    they are confused by wine,
they stagger from strong drink;
    they err while having visions,
    they stumble when rendering judgment.
For all the tables are full of vomit
    and filthiness so that there is no clean place.

“To whom shall He teach knowledge,
    and to whom shall He interpret the message?
Those just weaned from the milk
    and drawn from the breasts?
10 For He says,
    ‘Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
    line upon line, line upon line,
    here a little, there a little.’ ”

11 For with stammering lips and foreign tongue
    He will speak to this people,
12 He who said to them,
    “This is the rest. Give rest to the weary,”
and, “This is repose,”
    yet they would not listen.
13 So the word of the Lord will be to them,
    “Precept upon precept, precept upon precept,
    line upon line, line upon line,
    here a little, there a little,”
that they might go and fall backward,
    be broken, snared, and taken captive.

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