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 wonderful things with this people, with wonder upon wonder; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden."

And he said, "Go, and say to this people: "'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'

So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul's head, and they went away. No man saw it or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because a deep sleep from the LORD had fallen upon them.

Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see, and make their loins tremble continually.

Therefore it shall be night to you, without vision, and darkness to you, without divination. The sun shall go down on the prophets, and the day shall be black over them;

"'Go to this people, and say, You will indeed hear but never understand, and you will indeed see but never perceive.

as it is written, "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that would not see and ears that would not hear, down to this very day."

Hath closed

They know not, nor do they discern, for he has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, and their hearts, so that they cannot understand.

And if the prophet is deceived and speaks a word, I, the LORD, have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,

Rulers

the mighty man and the soldier, the judge and the prophet, the diviner and the elder,

And I said: Hear, you heads of Jacob and rulers of the house of Israel! Is it not for you to know justice?--

General references

Now the wise men, the enchanters, have been brought in before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation, but they could not show the interpretation of the matter.

Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures,