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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 about in darkness without light; he makes them stagger like drunkards.
Isaiah 19:14
The Lord has made them undiscerning; they lead Egypt astray in all she does, so that she is like a drunk sliding around in his own vomit.
Isaiah 29:9
You will be shocked and amazed! You are totally blind! They are drunk, but not because of wine; they stagger, but not because of beer.

Are at their wits' end

Job 37:20
Should he be informed that I want to speak? If a man speaks, surely he would be swallowed up!
Isaiah 19:3
The Egyptians will panic, and I will confuse their strategy. They will seek guidance from the idols and from the spirits of the dead, from the pits used to conjure up underworld spirits, and from the magicians.

General references

Psalm 89:9
You rule over the proud sea. When its waves surge, you calm them.

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