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ISAIAH
29.20
- With whirlwind and tempest, and the flame of a devouring fire.
- 7And the multitude of all the nations that war against Ariel,
- Even all that war against her, and the bulwarks about her, and they that distress her,
- Shall be as a dream, a vision of the night.
- 8And it shall be as when a hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth,
- But he awaketh, and his soul is empty;
- Or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh,
- But he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite—
- So shall the multitude of all the nations be,
- That fight against mount Zion.
- 9Stupefy yourselves, and be stupid!
- Blind yourselves, and be blind!
- Ye that are drunken, but not with wine,
- That stagger, but not with strong drink.
- 10For the Lord hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep,
- And hath closed your eyes;
- The prophets, and your heads, the seers, hath He covered.
11And the vision of all this is become unto you as the words of a writing that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying: 'Read this, I pray thee'; and he saith: 'I cannot, for it is sealed'; 12and the writing is delivered to him that is not learned, saying: 'Read this, I pray thee'; and he saith: 'I am not learned.'
- 13And the Lord said: Forasmuch as this people draw near,
- And with their mouth and with their lips do honour Me,
- But have removed their heart far from Me,
- And their fear of Me is a commandment of men learned by rote;
- 14Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvellous work among this people,
- Even a marvellous work and a wonder;
- And the wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
- And the prudence of their prudent men shall be hid.
- 15Woe unto them that seek deep to hide their counsel from the Lord,
- And their works are in the dark,
- And they say: 'Who seeth us? and who knoweth us?'
- 16O your perversity!
- Shall the potter be esteemed as clay;
- That the thing made should say of him that made it: 'He made me not';
- Or the thing framed say of him that framed it: 'He hath no understanding?'
- 17Is it not yet a very little while,
- And Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
- And the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
- 18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of a book,
- And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
- 19The humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord,
- And the neediest among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel.
- 20For the terrible one is brought to nought,
- And the scorner ceaseth,
- And all they that watch for iniquity are cut off;
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