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 I will again do an amazing thing for these people -- an absolutely extraordinary deed. Wise men will have nothing to say, the sages will have no explanations."

He said, "Go and tell these people: 'Listen continually, but don't understand! Look continually, but don't perceive!'

So David took the spear and the jug of water by Saul's head, and they got out of there. No one saw them or was aware of their presence or woke up. All of them were asleep, for the Lord had caused a deep sleep to fall on them.

May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently!

Therefore night will fall, and you will receive no visions; it will grow dark, and you will no longer be able to read the omens. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn to darkness over their heads.

when he said, 'Go to this people and say, "You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.

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

Hath closed

They do not comprehend or understand, for their eyes are blind and cannot see; their minds do not discern.

"'As for the prophet, if he is made a fool by being deceived into speaking a prophetic word -- I, the Lord, have made a fool of that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand against him and destroy him from among my people Israel.

among whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of those who do not believe so they would not see the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God.

The arrival of the lawless one will be by Satan's working with all kinds of miracles and signs and false wonders,

Rulers

the mighty men and warriors, judges and prophets, omen readers and leaders,

I said, "Listen, you leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the nation of Israel! You ought to know what is just,

General references

Now the wise men and astrologers were brought before me to read this writing and make known to me its interpretation. But they were unable to disclose the interpretation of the message.

Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,