ISA 29:9 Parallel View

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ULT  ⇔ Astonish yourselves and be astonished; blind yourselves and be blind!
 ⇔ Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with strong drink.

UST You people of Jerusalem, be amazed and surprised about this!
⇔ Do not believe what I have said!
 ⇔ And continue to be blind about what Yahweh is doing.
⇔ You are stupid, but it is not because you have drunk a lot of wine.
⇔ You stagger, but not from drinking alcoholic drinks.

BSB  ⇔ Stop and be astonished;
⇔ blind yourselves and be sightless;
 ⇔ be drunk, but not with wine;
⇔ stagger, but not from strong drink.

OEB Utterly dazed you will be,
⇔ utterly blind you will be,
 ⇔ and drunken, though not with wine,
⇔ reeling, though not with strong drink.

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

NET You will be shocked and amazed!
 ⇔ You are totally blind!
 ⇔ They are drunk, but not because of wine;
 ⇔ they stagger, but not because of beer.

LSV Linger and wonder, look, indeed, look,
Be drunk, and not with wine,
Stagger, and not with strong drink.

FBV Be shocked and amazed! Make yourselves blind so you can't see! Get drunk, but not from wine! Stagger around, but not from beer!

T4T  ⇔ You people of Jerusalem, be amazed and surprised about this [IRO]!
⇔ Do not believe what I have said [SAR]!
 ⇔ And continue to be blind [IRO] about what Yahweh is doing.
⇔ You are stupid, but it is not because you have drunk a lot of wine.
⇔ You stagger, but not from drinking alcoholic drinks.

LEB • Blind yourselves and be blinded! • They are drunk but[fn] not from wine; • they stagger but[fn] not from strong drink.

?:? Or “and”

BBE Be surprised and full of wonder; let your eyes be covered and be blind: be overcome, but not with wine; go with uncertain steps, but not because of strong drink.

MOF No MOF ISA book available

JPS Stupefy yourselves, and be stupid! Blind yourselves, and be blind! ye that are drunken, but not with wine, that stagger, but not with strong drink.

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

DRA Be astonished, and wander, waver, and stagger: be drunk, and not with wine: stagger, and not with drunkenness.

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

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

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

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

KJB ¶ Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.[fn]
(¶ Stay yourselves, and wonder; cry ye/you_all out, and cry: they are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.)

29.9 cry ye…: or, take your pleasure, and riot

BB Ponder these thinges once in your mindes, and wonder: Blinded are they them selues, and the blinde guides of other: They are drunken, but not with wine: they are vnstable, but not thorow strong drinke.
(Ponder these things once in your minds, and wonder: Blinded are they themselves, and the blind guides of other: They are drunken, but not with wine: they are unstable, but not through strong drink.)

GNV 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.
(Stay your selves, and wonder: they are blind, and make you blind: they are drunken but not with wine: they stagger, but not by strong drink. )

CB But ye shalbe at youre wittes ende, ye shalbe abasshed: ye shal stackre, and rele to and fro. Ye shalbe dronken, but not of wyne. Ye shal fall, but not thorow dronkenes:
(But ye/you_all shall be at your(pl) wittes end, ye/you_all shall be abasshed: ye/you_all shall stackre, and rele to and fro. Ye/You_all shall be dronken, but not of wyne. Ye/You_all shall fall, but not through dronkenes:)

WYC Be ye astonyed, and wondre; wake ye, and douyte ye; be ye drunken, and not of wyn; be ye moued, and not with drunkenesse.
(Be ye/you_all astonished, and wondre; wake ye, and douyte ye; be ye/you_all drunken, and not of wyn; be ye/you_all moved, and not with drunkenesse.)

LUT Erstarret und werdet bestürzt, verblendet euch und werdet trunken, doch nicht vom Wein; taumelt, doch nicht von starkem Getränke.
(Erstarret and becomet bestürzt, verblendet you and becomet trunken, though/but not from_the Wein; taumelt, though/but not from starkem Getränke.)

CLV Obstupescite et admiramini; fluctuate et vacillate; inebriamini, et non a vino; movemini, et non ab ebrietate.[fn]
(Obstupescite and admiramini; fluctuate and vacillate; inebriamini, and not/no a vino; movemini, and not/no away ebrietate.)

29.9 Obstupescite et admiramini. HIER. Post subversionem Jerusalem et templi, id est Ariel contra Scribas et Pharisæos prophetia dirigitur.

29.9 Obstupescite and admiramini. HIER. Post subversionem Yerusalem and templi, id it_is Ariel contra Scribas and Pharisæos prophetia dirigitur.

BRN Faint ye, and be amazed, and be overpowered, not with strong drink nor with wine.

BrLXX Ἐκλύθητε καὶ ἔκστητε, καὶ κραιπαλήσατε οὐκ ἀπὸ σίκερα οὐδὲ ἀπὸ οἴνου.
(Ekluthaʸte kai ekstaʸte, kai kraipalaʸsate ouk apo sikera oude apo oinou. )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

(Occurrence 0) Astonish yourselves and be astonished

(Some words not found in UHB: stupefy and,astonished blind and,blind drunk and=not wine stagger and=not strong_drink )

The word “yourselves” refers to the people of Jerusalem. Why they are astonished can be made explicit. Alternate translation: “Be astonished at what I am telling you” (See also: figs-doublet)

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) blind yourselves and be blind

(Some words not found in UHB: stupefy and,astonished blind and,blind drunk and=not wine stagger and=not strong_drink )

The people ignoring what Yahweh says is spoken of as if they would make themselves blind. Alternate translation: “keep being ignorant and spiritually blind to what I am showing you”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

(Occurrence 0) Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with beer

(Some words not found in UHB: stupefy and,astonished blind and,blind drunk and=not wine stagger and=not strong_drink )

The people being senseless and not understanding what Yahweh is doing is spoken of as if they were drunk. Alternate translation: “Be senseless like a drunk person, but it is not because you have drank too much wine or beer”

Parallel ISA 29:9