Isaiah 29:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered.

The lord

Romans 11:8

Hath closed

Rulers

Isaiah 3:2

Micah 3:1

General references

Daniel 5:15

Luke 24:45

Bible References

The lord

Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvellous work among this people with a fearful miracle: for the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the prudence of their prudent men shall fade away.

Then he said, Go and tell this people, Hear indeed, but do not understand; and see indeed, but do not perceive.

So David took the spear and the cruse of water that were at Saul's head, and they went, and no one saw it nor knew it neither awaked, for they were all asleep because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them.

Let their eyes be darkened that they see not and make their loins continually to shake.

Therefore the vision shall be made night unto you, and darkness unto those that divine, and the sun shall go down over the prophets, and the day shall be dark over them.

saying, Go unto this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see and not perceive;

(according as it is written, God has given them the spirit of anguish, eyes with which they do not see and ears with which they do not hear) unto this day.

Hath closed

They did not know nor understand; for he has anointed their eyes that they not see and their hearts that they not understand.

And the prophet when he is deceived and speaks a word, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him and will destroy him from among my people Israel.

In whom the god of this age has blinded the understanding of those who do not believe, that the light of the gospel of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine in them.

that wicked one, who shall come by the working of Satan with great power and signs and lying miracles,

Rulers

the mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, the fortune-teller and the ancient,

And I said, Hear, I pray you, O princes of Jacob, and ye heads of the house of Israel. Did it not pertain to you to know that which is right?

General references

And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been brought in before me that they should read this writing and make known unto me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the thing:

Then he opened their understanding that they might understand the scriptures