Isaiah 29:10

New International Reader's Version

The Lord has made you fall into a deep sleep. He has closed the eyes of your prophets. He has covered the heads of your seers so they can’t see.

Cross References

Psalm 69:23

Let their eyes grow weak so they can’t see. Let their backs be bent forever.

Isaiah 29:14

So once more I will shock these people with many wonderful acts. I will destroy the wisdom of those who think they are so wise. I will do away with the cleverness of those who think they are so smart.”

Isaiah 30:10

They say to the seers, ‘Don’t see any more visions!’ They say to the prophets, ‘Don’t give us any more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things. Prophesy things we want to hear even if they aren’t true.

Isaiah 43:27

Your father Jacob sinned. The people I sent to teach you refused to obey me.

Isaiah 44:18

People like that don’t even know what they are doing. Their eyes are shut so that they can’t see the truth. Their minds are closed so that they can’t understand it.

Jeremiah 4:9

“A dark day is coming,” announces the Lord. “The king and his officials will lose hope. The priests will be shocked. And the prophets will be terrified.”

Lamentations 4:14

Now those prophets and priests have to feel their way along the streets as if they were blind. The blood of those they killed has made them “unclean.” So no one dares to touch their clothes.

Ezekiel 14:9

“ ‘ “Suppose that prophet is stirred up to give a prophecy. Then I am the one who has stirred him up. And I will reach out my powerful hand against him. I will destroy him from among my people Israel.

Micah 2:6

“Don’t prophesy,” the people’s prophets say. “Don’t prophesy about bad things. Nothing shameful is going to happen to us.”

Micah 3:1

Then I said, “Listen, you leaders of Jacob’s people! Pay attention, you rulers of Israel! You should want to judge others fairly.

Micah 3:6

So night will come on the prophets. But they will not have any visions. Darkness will cover them. But they will not be able to figure out what is going to happen. The sun will set on the prophets. The day will become dark for them.

Romans 11:8

It is written, “God made it hard for them to understand. He gave them eyes that could not see. He gave them ears that could not hear. And they are still like that today.” (Deuteronomy 29:4; Isaiah 29:10)

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They can’t see the light of the good news that makes Christ’s glory clear. Christ is the likeness of God.

1 Samuel 26:12

So David took the spear and water jug that were near Saul’s head. Then he and Abishai left. No one saw them. No one knew about what they had done. In fact, no one even woke up. Everyone was sleeping. That’s because the Lord had put them into a deep sleep.

1 Samuel 9:9

In Israel, prophets used to be called seers. So if someone wanted to ask God for advice, they would say, “Come on. Let’s go to the seer.”