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Summary

They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken man, and are at their wits' end.

Are at their wits' end

General references

Bible References

Stagger

Job 12:25
They grope in the dark without light; he causes them to stagger around like a drunkard."
Isaiah 19:14
The LORD has mixed within them a spirit of confusion; so they make Egypt stagger in all that it does, like a drunkard staggers around in his vomit.
Isaiah 29:9
"Act stupid! Be astonished! Act blind, and be blind! Be drunk, but not from wine; stagger around, but not from strong drink.

Are at their wits' end

Job 37:20
Has it been relayed to God that I want to talk? Can a person speak when he is confused?"
Isaiah 19:3
The spirits of the Egyptians within them will be drained of courage, and I will bring their plans to nothing. They will consult idols and spirits of the dead, and mediums and spiritists.

General references

Psalm 89:9
You rule over the majestic sea; when its waves surge, you calm them.

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