9 aBe delayed and wait,

Blind yourselves and be blind;

They bbecome drunk, but not with wine,

They stagger, but not with strong drink.

10 For the Lord has poured over you a spirit of deep asleep,

He has bshut your eyes, the prophets;

And He has covered your heads, the seers.

11 The entire vision will be to you like the words of a sealed 1abook, which when they give it to the one who 2is literate, saying, “Please read this,” he will say, “I cannot, for it is sealed.”

12 Then the 1book will be given to the one who 2is illiterate, saying, “Please read this.” And he will say, “I 3cannot read.”

13 Then the Lord said,

“Because athis people draw near with their 1words

And honor Me with their 2lip service,

But they remove their hearts far from Me,

And their 3reverence for Me 4consists of 5tradition learned by rote,

14 Therefore behold, I will once again deal amarvelously with this people, wondrously marvelous;

And bthe wisdom of their wise men will perish,

And the discernment of their discerning men will be concealed.”