He inquired of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him in dreams or by the Urim or by the prophets.(A)

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He inquired(A) of the Lord, but the Lord did not answer him by dreams(B) or Urim(C) or prophets.(D)

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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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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:9 LXX, Tg, Vg read Be drunk
  2. Isaiah 29:9 Tg, Vg read wine; stagger
  3. Isaiah 29:10 Lit you a spirit of
  4. Isaiah 29:11 Lit If one gives it to one who knows the document, saying, “Read this, please”
  5. Isaiah 29:12 Lit who does not know the document, saying, “Read this, please”

Be stunned and amazed,(A)
    blind yourselves and be sightless;(B)
be drunk,(C) but not from wine,(D)
    stagger,(E) but not from beer.
10 The Lord has brought over you a deep sleep:(F)
    He has sealed your eyes(G) (the prophets);(H)
    he has covered your heads (the seers).(I)

11 For you this whole vision(J) is nothing but words sealed(K) in a scroll. And if you give the scroll to someone who can read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I can’t; it is sealed.” 12 Or if you give the scroll to someone who cannot read, and say, “Read this, please,” they will answer, “I don’t know how to read.”

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Then they will cry out(A) to the Lord,
but He will not answer them.
He will hide His face from them at that time(B)
because of the crimes they have committed.

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Then they will cry out to the Lord,
    but he will not answer them.(A)
At that time he will hide his face(B) from them
    because of the evil they have done.(C)

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