Isaiah

Isaiah 29:9

⁹Stop and be astonished;

blind yourselves and be sightless;

be drunk, but not with wine;

stagger, but not from strong drink.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.