Isaiah 29:9-14

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^(A)Be delayed and wait,
Blind yourselves and be blind;
They ^(B)become drunk, but not with wine,
They stagger, but not with strong drink.

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For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep ^(C)sleep,
He has ^(D)shut your eyes, the prophets;
And He has covered your heads, the seers.

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12} Then the ^(c)book will be given to the one who ^(d)is illiterate, saying, “Please read this.” And he will say, “I ^(e)cannot read.”

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“Because ^(F)this people draw near with their ^(f)words
And honor Me with their ^(g)lip service,
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their ^(h)reverence for Me ⁽ⁱ⁾consists of ^(j)tradition learned by rote,

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Therefore behold, I will once again deal ^(G)marvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous;
And ^(H)the wisdom of their wise men will perish,
And the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.”

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 29:11: ['Or ', scroll]

b. Isaiah 29:11: ['Lit ', knows books]

c. Isaiah 29:12: ['Or ', scroll]

d. Isaiah 29:12: ['Lit ', does not know books]

e. Isaiah 29:12: ['Lit ', do not know books]

f. Isaiah 29:13: ['Lit ', mouth]

g. Isaiah 29:13: ['Lit ', lips]

h. Isaiah 29:13: ['Lit ', fear of Me]

i. Isaiah 29:13: ['Lit ', is]

j. Isaiah 29:13: ['Lit ', commandment of rulers]

Cross references:

A. Isaiah 29:9: Isaiah 29:1

B. Isaiah 29:9: Isaiah 51:17; Isaiah 51:21; Isaiah 51:22; Isaiah 63:6

C. Isaiah 29:10: Psalm 69:23; Isaiah 6:9; Isaiah 6:10; Micah 3:6; Romans 11:8

D. Isaiah 29:10: Isaiah 44:18; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

E. Isaiah 29:11: Isaiah 8:16; Daniel 12:4; Daniel 12:9; Matthew 13:11

F. Isaiah 29:13: Ezekiel 33:31; Matthew 15:8; Matthew 15:9; Mark 7:6; Mark 7:7

G. Isaiah 29:14: Isaiah 6:9; Isaiah 6:10; Isaiah 28:21; Isaiah 65:7; Habakkuk 1:5

H. Isaiah 29:14: Isaiah 44:25; Jeremiah 8:9; Jeremiah 49:7; 1 Corinthians 1:19