Isaiah 29:9-12
Holman Christian Standard Bible
9 Stop and be astonished;
blind yourselves and be blind!
They are drunk,[a] but not with wine;
they stagger,[b] but not with beer.(A)
10 For the Lord has poured out on you
an overwhelming urge to[c] sleep;(B)
He has shut your eyes—the prophets,
and covered your heads—the seers.(C)
11 For you the entire vision will be like the words of a sealed document.(D) If it is given to one who can read and he is asked to read it,[d] he will say, “I can’t read it, because it is sealed.” 12 And if the document is given to one who cannot read and he is asked to read it,[e] he will say, “I can’t read.”
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- Isaiah 29:9 LXX, Tg, Vg read Be drunk
- Isaiah 29:9 Tg, Vg read wine; stagger
- Isaiah 29:10 Lit you a spirit of
- Isaiah 29:11 Lit If one gives it to one who knows the document, saying, “Read this, please”
- Isaiah 29:12 Lit who does not know the document, saying, “Read this, please”
Isaiah 29:9-12
Lexham English Bible
9 Be astonished and be amazed!
Blind yourselves and be blinded!
They are drunk but[a] not from wine;
they stagger but[b] not from strong drink.
10 For Yahweh has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep,
and he has shut your eyes, the prophets,
and he has covered your heads, the seers.
11 And the vision of all this has become for you like the words of a sealed document. When they give it to one who knows the[c] document, saying, “Read[d] this now!” He says, “I am not able, for it is sealed.” 12 And if the document is given to one who does not know how to read,[e] saying, “Read[f] this now!” he says, “I do not know how to read.”[g]
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- Isaiah 29:9 Or “and”
- Isaiah 29:9 Or “and”
- Isaiah 29:11 The reading tradition (Qere) has “a” instead of “the”
- Isaiah 29:11 Literally “Call”
- Isaiah 29:12 Literally “know a document”
- Isaiah 29:12 Literally “Call”
- Isaiah 29:12 Literally “know a document”
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