Isaiah

Isaiah 29:9–10

⁹Stop and be astonished;

blind yourselves and be sightless;

be drunk, but not with wine;

stagger, but not from strong drink.

¹⁰For the LORD has poured out on you

a spirit of deep sleep.

He has shut your eyes, O prophets;

He has covered your heads, O seers.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Stop	הִתְמַהְמְה֣וּ	hiṯ·mah·mə·hū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural	H4102 linger, tarry
and be astonished	וּתְמָ֔הוּ	ū·ṯə·mā·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8539 be astounded, dumbfounded
blind yourselves	הִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּ	hiš·ta·‘aš·‘ū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural	H8173 be smeared over, blinded
and be sightless	וָשֹׁ֑עוּ	wā·šō·‘ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8173 be smeared over, blinded
be drunk	שָֽׁכְר֣וּ	šā·ḵə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken
but not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
with wine	יַ֔יִן	ya·yin	Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
stagger	נָע֖וּ	nā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5128 quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
but not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
from strong drink	שֵׁכָֽר׃	šê·ḵār	Noun - masculine singular	H7941 intoxioating drink, strong drink

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has poured out	נָסַ֨ךְ	nā·saḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5258 pour out
on you	עֲלֵיכֶ֤ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
a spirit	ר֣וּחַ	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular construct	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
of deep sleep	תַּרְדֵּמָ֔ה	tar·dê·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8639 deep sleep
He has shut	וַיְעַצֵּ֖ם	way·‘aṣ·ṣêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6105 be vast, mighty, numerous
your eyes	עֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם	‘ê·nê·ḵem	Noun - cdc; second person masculine plural	H5869 eye
O prophets	הַנְּבִיאִ֛ים	han·nə·ḇî·’îm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5030 spokesman, speaker, prophet
He has covered	כִּסָּֽה׃	kis·sāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
your heads	רָאשֵׁיכֶ֥ם	rā·šê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H7218 head
O seers	הַחֹזִ֖ים	ha·ḥō·zîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H2374 seer

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Isaiah 29:9 Isaiah 51:21–22 · Isaiah 19:14 · Isaiah 33:13–14 · Isaiah 49:26 · Revelation 17:6 · Isaiah 28:7–8 · Matthew 26:45 · Mark 14:41 · Isaiah 1:2 · Lamentations 4:21 · Acts 13:40–41 · Jeremiah 23:9

Isaiah 29:10 Romans 11:8 · Isaiah 44:18 · 2 Thessalonians 2:9–12 · Acts 28:26–27 · Isaiah 6:9–10 · Isaiah 30:10 · 2 Corinthians 4:4 · Jeremiah 26:8–11 · 1 Samuel 9:9 · Ezekiel 14:9 · Isaiah 3:2–3 · Micah 3:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.