Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Be stunned and amazed, blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not from wine, stagger, but not from beer. New Living Translation Are you amazed and incredulous? Don’t you believe it? Then go ahead and be blind. You are stupid, but not from wine! You stagger, but not from liquor! English Standard Version Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink! Berean Standard Bible Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink. King James Bible Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. New King James Version Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink. New American Standard Bible Be delayed and horrified, Blind yourselves and be blind; They become drunk, but not with wine, They stagger, but not with intoxicating drink. NASB 1995 Be delayed and wait, Blind yourselves and be blind; They become drunk, but not with wine, They stagger, but not with strong drink. NASB 1977 Be delayed and wait. Blind yourselves and be blind. They become drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with strong drink. Legacy Standard Bible Astonish yourselves and be astonished, Blind yourselves and be blind; They become drunk, but not with wine; They stagger, but not with strong drink. Amplified Bible Stop and take some time and wonder [at this prophecy], Blind yourselves and be blinded [at its fulfillment by your spiritual incompetence]. They are drunk, but not from wine; They stagger, but not from strong drink. Christian Standard Bible Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with beer. Holman Christian Standard Bible Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with beer. American Standard Version Tarry ye and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. Contemporary English Version Be shocked and stunned, you prophets! Refuse to see. Get drunk and stagger, but not from wine. English Revised Version Tarry ye and wonder, take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. GOD'S WORD® Translation If you confuse yourselves, you will be confused. If you blind yourselves, you will be blinded. You are drunk, but not from wine. You stagger, but not from liquor. Good News Translation Go ahead and be stupid! Go ahead and be blind! Get drunk without any wine! Stagger without drinking a drop! International Standard Version "Act stupid! Be astonished! Act blind, and be blind! Be drunk, but not from wine; stagger around, but not from strong drink. Majority Standard Bible Stop and be astonished; blind yourselves and be sightless; be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not from strong drink. NET Bible 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. New Heart English Bible Pause and wonder. Blind yourselves and be blind. They are drunk, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. Webster's Bible Translation Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. World English Bible Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionLinger and wonder, look, indeed, look, "" Be drunk, and not with wine, "" Stagger, and not with strong drink. Young's Literal Translation Tarry and wonder, look ye, yea, look, Be drunk, and not with wine, Stagger, and not with strong drink. Smith's Literal Translation Linger ye, and wonder; delight yourselves, and be ye blinded; they were drunken and not with wine; they reeled and not with strong drink. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBe astonished, and wander, waver, and stagger: be drunk, and not with wine: stagger, and not with drunkenness. Catholic Public Domain Version Be stupefied and in wonder! Shake and quiver! Be inebriated, but not from wine! Stagger, but not from drunkenness! New American Bible Stupefy yourselves and stay stupid; blind yourselves and stay blind! You who are drunk, but not from wine, who stagger, but not from strong drink! New Revised Standard Version Stupefy yourselves and be in a stupor, blind yourselves and be blind! Be drunk, but not from wine; stagger, but not from strong drink! Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThey are dumbfounded and amazed; they are troubled and stagger; they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated They marveled and were astonished and they were disturbed and they were dazed because they are drunk, not from wine, and because they stagger, not from liquor OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Stupefy yourselves, and be stupid! Blind yourselves, and be blind! Ye that are drunken, but not with wine, That stagger, but not with strong drink. Brenton Septuagint Translation Faint ye, and be amazed, and be overpowered, not with strong drink nor with wine. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Woe to the City of David…8as when a hungry man dreams he is eating, then awakens still hungry; as when a thirsty man dreams he is drinking, then awakens faint and parched. So will it be for all the many nations who go to battle against Mount Zion. 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.… Cross References Matthew 13:13-15 This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’ / In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ Romans 11:8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” 2 Corinthians 3:14-15 But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. Mark 4:12 so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’” John 12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” Acts 28:26-27 ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness. Ephesians 4:18 They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts. Jeremiah 5:21 “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear. Ezekiel 12:2 “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear. Psalm 69:23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever. Isaiah 6:9-10 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Isaiah 44:18 They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. Zechariah 7:11-12 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. Treasury of Scripture Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry you out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. and wonder Isaiah 1:2 Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth: for the LORD hath spoken, I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me. Isaiah 33:13,14 Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might… Jeremiah 2:12 Be astonished, O ye heavens, at this, and be horribly afraid, be ye very desolate, saith the LORD. cry ye out, and cry. Isaiah 22:12,13 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: … Matthew 26:45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. Mark 14:41 And he cometh the third time, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: it is enough, the hour is come; behold, the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. they are Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes: the prophets and your rulers, the seers hath he covered. Isaiah 19:14 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. Isaiah 28:7,8 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment… Jump to Previous Amazed Astonished Astounded Beer Blind Covered Cry Delayed Drink Drunk Drunken Eyes Full Overcome Pause Pleasure Stagger Steps Strong Stunned Stupefy Stupid Stupor Surprised Tarry Uncertain Wait Wine Wonder YourselvesJump to Next Amazed Astonished Astounded Beer Blind Covered Cry Delayed Drink Drunk Drunken Eyes Full Overcome Pause Pleasure Stagger Steps Strong Stunned Stupefy Stupid Stupor Surprised Tarry Uncertain Wait Wine Wonder YourselvesIsaiah 29 1. God's heavy judgment upon Jerusalem7. The insatiableness of her enemies 9. The senselessness 13. And deep hypocrisy of the people 17. A promise of sanctification to the godly Stop and be astonished The Hebrew word for "stop" is often translated as "pause" or "linger," suggesting a call to halt and consider deeply. This phrase is a divine invitation to the people to reflect on their spiritual state. The astonishment is not merely surprise but a profound realization of their condition. Historically, this reflects the period when Israel was facing impending judgment due to their disobedience. The call to astonishment is a call to repentance, urging the people to recognize the gravity of their situation. blind yourselves and be sightless be drunk, but not with wine stagger, but not from strong drink Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Stopהִתְמַהְמְה֣וּ (hiṯ·mah·mə·hū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 4102: To question, hesitate, to be reluctant and be astonished; וּתְמָ֔הוּ (ū·ṯə·mā·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8539: To be astounded or dumbfounded blind yourselves הִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּ (hiš·ta·‘aš·‘ū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8173: To look upon, fondle, please, amuse, to look about, stare and be sightless; וָשֹׁ֑עוּ (wā·šō·‘ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8173: To look upon, fondle, please, amuse, to look about, stare be drunk, שָֽׁכְר֣וּ (šā·ḵə·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7937: To become tipsy, to satiate with a, stimulating drink, influence but not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no with wine; יַ֔יִן (ya·yin) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3196: Wine, intoxication stagger, נָע֖וּ (nā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter but not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no from strong drink. שֵׁכָֽר׃ (šê·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7941: An intoxicant, intensely alcoholic liquor Links Isaiah 29:9 NIVIsaiah 29:9 NLT Isaiah 29:9 ESV Isaiah 29:9 NASB Isaiah 29:9 KJV Isaiah 29:9 BibleApps.com Isaiah 29:9 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 29:9 Chinese Bible Isaiah 29:9 French Bible Isaiah 29:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 29:9 Pause and wonder! 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