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.

General references

Bible References

The lord

Isaiah 29:14
therefore, behold, I will proceed to do marvellously with this people, to do marvellously, even with wonder, and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their intelligent ones shall be hid.
Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go; and thou shalt say unto this people, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive.
1 Samuel 26:12
And David took the spear and the cruse of water from Saul's head; and they went away, and no man saw it, and none knew it, and none awaked, for they were all asleep; for a deep sleep from Jehovah had fallen upon them.
Psalm 69:23
Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not, and make their loins continually to shake.
Micah 3:6
therefore ye shall have night without a vision; and it shall be dark unto you, without divination; and the sun shall go down upon the prophets, and the day shall be black over them.
Acts 28:26
saying, Go to this people, and say, Hearing ye shall hear and not understand, and seeing ye shall see and not perceive.
Romans 11:8
according as it is written, God has given to them a spirit of slumber, eyes not to see, and ears not to hear, unto this day.

Hath closed

Isaiah 44:18
They have no knowledge, and understand not; for he hath plastered their eyes, that they may not see; and their hearts, that they may not understand.
Ezekiel 14:9
And if the prophet be enticed and shall speak a word, I Jehovah have enticed that prophet; and I will stretch out my hand against him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.
2 Corinthians 4:4
in whom the god of this world has blinded the thoughts of the unbelieving, so that the radiancy of the glad tidings of the glory of the Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine forth for them.
2 Thessalonians 2:9
whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

Rulers

Isaiah 3:2
the mighty man and the man of war, the judge and the prophet, and the diviner and the elder,
Micah 3:1
And I said, Hear, I pray you, ye heads of Jacob, and princes of the house of Israel: Is it not for you to know judgment?

General references

Daniel 5:15
And now the wise men, the magicians, have been brought in before me, that they should read this writing, and make known unto me the interpretation thereof; but they could not shew the interpretation of the thing.
Luke 24:45
Then he opened their understanding to understand the scriptures,