King James Version
Isaiah 29:9-17
9Stayהִתְמַהְמְה֣וּhit.mah.me.HuH4102yourselves, and wonderוּתְמָ֔הוּu.te.Ma.huH8539;cry ye outהִשְׁתַּֽעַשְׁע֖וּhish.ta.'ash.'UH8173,and cryוָשֹׁ֑עוּva.Sho.'uH8173:they are drunkenשָֽׁכְר֣וּsha.khe.RuH7937,but not with wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196;they staggerנָע֖וּna.'UH5128,but not with strong drinkשֵׁכָֽר׃she.KharH7941.
10For the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath poured outנָסַ֨ךְna.SakhH5258upon you the spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of deep sleepתַּרְדֵּמָ֔הtar.de.MahH8639,and hath closedוַיְעַצֵּ֖םvay.'a.TzemH6105your eyesעֵֽינֵיכֶ֑ם'ei.nei.KhemH5869:the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֛יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and your rulersרָאשֵׁיכֶ֥םra.shei.KhemH7218,the seersהַחֹזִ֖יםha.cho.ZimH2374hath he coveredכִּסָּֽה׃ki.SahH3680.
11And the visionחָז֣וּתcha.ZutH2380of all is become unto you as the wordsכְּדִבְרֵי֮ke.div.ReiH1697of a bookH5612that is sealedהֶֽחָתוּם֒he.cha.TumH2856, which mendeliverיִתְּנ֣וּyi.te.NuH5414to one that is learnedיוֹדֵ֥עַyo.De.a'H3045,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Readקְרָ֣אke.Ra'H7121this, I pray thee: and he saithוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559,I cannotאוּכַ֔ל'u.KhalH3201; for it issealedחָת֖וּםcha.TumH2856:
13Wherefore the Lordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Forasmuchיַ֚עַןYa.'anH3282as this peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971draw nearנִגַּשׁ֙ni.GashH5066mewith their mouthבְּפִ֤יוbe.FivH6310,and with their lipsוּבִשְׂפָתָיו֙u.vis.fa.TavH8193do honourכִּבְּד֔וּנִיki.be.Du.niH3513me, but have removedH7368their heartוְלִבּ֖וֹve.li.BoH3820farרִחַ֣קri.ChakH7368from me, and their fearיִרְאָתָם֙yir.'a.TamH3374toward me is taughtמְלֻמָּדָֽה׃me.lu.ma.DahH3925by the preceptמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582:
14Therefore, behold, I will proceedיוֹסִ֛ףyo.SifH3254to do a marvellous workלְהַפְלִ֥יאle.haf.Li'H6381among this peopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971, evena marvellous workהַפְלֵ֣אhaf.Le'H6381and a wonderוָפֶ֑לֶאva.Fe.le'H6382:for the wisdomחָכְמַ֣תcha.khe.MatH2451of their wiseחֲכָמָ֔יוcha.kha.MavH2450menshall perishוְאָֽבְדָה֙ve.'a.ve.DahH6,and the understandingוּבִינַ֥תu.vi.NatH998of their prudentנְבֹנָ֖יוne.vo.NavH995menshall be hidתִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ סtis.ta.TarH5641.
15Woeה֛וֹיHoH1945unto them that seek deepהַמַּעֲמִיקִ֥יםha.ma.'a.mi.KimH6009to hideלַסְתִּ֣רlas.TirH5641their counselעֵצָ֑ה'e.TzahH6098from the Lordמֵֽיהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068,and their worksמַֽעֲשֵׂיהֶ֔םma.'a.sei.HemH4639are in the darkבְמַחְשָׁךְ֙ve.mach.shoKhH4285,and they sayוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Who seethרֹאֵ֖נוּro.'E.nuH7200us? and who knowethיוֹדְעֵֽנוּ׃yod.'E.nuH3045us?
16Surely your turning of things upside downהַ֨פְכְּכֶ֔םhaf.ke.KhemH2017shall be esteemedיֵֽחָשֵׁ֑בye.cha.ShevH2803as the potter’sהַיֹּצֵ֖רhai.yo.TzerH3335clayכְּחֹ֥מֶרke.Cho.merH2563:for shall the workמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639sayיֹאמַ֨רyo.MarH559of him that madeלְעֹשֵׂ֙הוּ֙le.'o.Se.huH6213it, He madeעָשָׂ֔נִי'a.Sa.niH6213me not? or shall the thing framedוְיֵ֛צֶרve.Ye.tzerH3336sayאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559of him that framedלְיוֹצְר֖וֹle.yotz.RoH3335it, He had no understandingהֵבִֽין׃he.VinH995?
17Isit not yet a veryמִזְעָ֔רmiz.'ArH4213little whileמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592,and Lebanonלְבָנ֖וֹןle.va.NonH3844shall be turnedוְשָׁ֥בve.ShavH7725into a fruitful fieldלַכַּרְמֶ֑לla.kar.MelH3759,and the fruitful fieldוְהַכַּרְמֶ֖לve.ha.kar.MelH3759shall be esteemedיֵחָשֵֽׁב׃ye.cha.ShevH2803as a forestלַיַּ֥עַרlai.Ya.'arH3293?
Commentaries on Isaiah 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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