Isaiah 29:9-12
New American Standard Bible
9 (A)Be delayed and horrified,
Blind yourselves and be blind;
They (B)become drunk, but not with wine,
They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink.
10 For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep (C)sleep,
He has (D)shut your eyes—the prophets;
And He has covered your heads—the seers.
11 The entire vision will be to you like the words of a sealed [a](E)book, which, when they give it to the one who [b]is literate, saying, “Please read this,” he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.” 12 Then the [c]book will be given to the one who [d]is illiterate, saying, “Please read this.” And he will say, “I [e]cannot read.”
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- Isaiah 29:11 Or scroll
- Isaiah 29:11 Lit knows books
- Isaiah 29:12 Or scroll
- Isaiah 29:12 Lit does not know books
- Isaiah 29:12 Lit do not know books
Isaiah 29:9-12
International Standard Version
Blind to God’s Words
9 “Act stupid!
Be astonished!
Act blind,
and be blind!
Be drunk,[a] but not from[b] wine;
stagger around,[c] but not from strong drink.
10 For the Lord has poured out upon you
a spirit of deep sleep—
he has closed your eyes, you prophets,
he has covered your heads, you seers!”
11 “And this entire vision has become for you like the words of a sealed book. When people give it to someone who can read, and say, ‘Read this, please,’ he answers,[d] ‘I cannot, because it is sealed.’ 12 Or when they give the book[e] to someone who cannot read, and say, ‘Read this, please,’ he answers,[f] ‘I don’t know how to read.’”
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- Isaiah 29:9 So 1QIsaa; MT reads They have become drunk
- Isaiah 29:9 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks from
- Isaiah 29:9 So 1QIsaa; MT reads They stagger around
- Isaiah 29:11 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read he will answer
- Isaiah 29:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read the book will be given
- Isaiah 29:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read he will answer
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