Isaiah 29:11

וַתְּהִי לָכֶם חָזוּת הַכֹּל כְּדִבְרֵי הַסֵּפֶר הֶֽחָתוּם אֲשֶֽׁר ־ יִתְּנוּ אֹתוֹ אֶל ־ יוֹדֵעַ הספר לֵאמֹר קְרָא נָא ־ זֶה וְאָמַר לֹא אוּכַל כִּי חָתוּם הֽוּא ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book 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:

In Context

10כִּֽי ־ נָסַךְ עֲלֵיכֶם יְהוָה רוּחַ תַּרְדֵּמָה וַיְעַצֵּם אֶת ־ עֵֽינֵיכֶם אֶת ־ הַנְּבִיאִים וְאֶת ־ רָאשֵׁיכֶם הַחֹזִים כִּסָּֽה ׃

12וְנִתַּן הַסֵּפֶר עַל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא ־ יָדַע סֵפֶר לֵאמֹר קְרָא נָא ־ זֶה וְאָמַר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי סֵֽפֶר ׃ ס

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Cross References

Daniel 12:4וְאַתָּה דָֽנִיֵּאל סְתֹם הַדְּבָרִים וַחֲתֹם הַסֵּפֶר עַד ־ עֵת קֵץ יְשֹׁטְטוּ רַבִּים וְתִרְבֶּה הַדָּֽעַת ׃

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 29:10-17

Threatenings against Judah. ( b. c. 725.) 9 Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink. 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. 11 And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book 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… Read the whole commentary →

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