Isaiah 29:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.”

Isaiah 29:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Isaiah 29:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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Isaiah 29:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.”

Isaiah 29:9 — World English Bible

Isaiah 29:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Tarry ye and wonder; take your pleasure and be blind: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.”

Isaiah 29:9 — American Standard Version

Isaiah 29:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Tarry and wonder, look ye, yea, look, Be drunk, and not with wine, Stagger, and not with strong drink.”

Isaiah 29:9 — Young's Literal Translation

Isaiah 29:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Be astounded and astonished, blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.”

Isaiah 29:9 — Darby Translation

Isaiah 29:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Stay your selues, and wonder: they are blinde, and make you blinde: they are drunken but not with wine: they stagger, but not by strong drinke.”

Isaiah 29:9 — Geneva Bible

Isaiah 29:9 in Context — Isaiah 29

7 Et, comme il en est d’un songe, d’une vision nocturne, Ainsi en sera-t-il de la multitude des nations qui combattront Ariel, De tous ceux qui l’attaqueront, elle et sa forteresse, Et qui la serreront de près.

8 Comme celui qui a faim rêve qu’il mange, Puis s’éveille, l’estomac vide, Et comme celui qui a soif rêve qu’il boit, Puis s’éveille, épuisé et languissant; Ainsi en sera-t-il de la multitude des nations Qui viendront attaquer la montagne de Sion.

9 Soyez stupéfaits et étonnés! Fermez les yeux et devenez aveugles! Ils sont ivres, mais ce n’est pas de vin; Ils chancellent, mais ce n’est pas l’effet des liqueurs fortes.

10 Car l’Éternel a répandu sur vous un esprit d’assoupissement; Il a fermé vos yeux (les prophètes), Il a voilé vos têtes (les voyants).

11 Toute la révélation est pour vous comme les mots d’un livre cacheté Que l’on donne à un homme qui sait lire, en disant: Lis donc cela! Et qui répond: Je ne le puis, Car il est cacheté;

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What Does Isaiah 29:9 Mean?

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