Berean Standard Bible

Isaiah 29:9-24

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.

11And the entire vision will be to you like the words sealed in a scroll. If it is handed to someone to read, he will say, “I cannot, because it is sealed.” 12Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”

13Therefore the Lord said:

“These people draw near to Me with their mouthsand honor Me with their lips,but their hearts are far from Me.Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.114Therefore I will again confound these peoplewith wonder upon wonder.The wisdom of the wise will vanish,and the intelligence of the intelligent will be hidden.2”

15Woe to those who dig deepto hide their plans from the LORD.In darkness they do their works and say,“Who sees us, and who will know?”16You have turned things upside down,as if the potter were regarded as clay.Shall what is formed say to him who formed it,“He did not make me”?3Can the pottery say of the potter,“He has no understanding”?

17In a very short time,will not Lebanon become an orchard,and the orchard seem like a forest?18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll,and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.19The humble will increase their joy in the LORD,and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

20For the ruthless will vanish,the mockers will disappear,and all who look for evilwill be cut down—21those who indict a man with a word,who ensnare the mediator at the gate,and who with false chargesdeprive the innocent of justice.

22Therefore the LORD who redeemed Abraham says of the house of Jacob:

“No longer will Jacob be ashamedand no more will his face grow pale.23For when he sees his children around him,the work of My hands,they will honor My name,they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob,and they will stand in aweof the God of Israel.24Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding,and those who grumble will accept instruction.”

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Notes

1. Isaiah 29:13 Hebrew; LXX They worship Me in vain; they teach as doctrine the precepts of men. Cited in Matthew 15:8–9 and Mark 7:6–7 ↩
2. Isaiah 29:14 Hebrew; LXX I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will hide the intelligence of the intelligent. Cited in 1 Corinthians 1:19 ↩
3. Isaiah 29:16 Cited in Romans 9:20 ↩

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