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.
For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit that makes you fall into deep sleep, and he has closed your eyes. He has covered the prophets and your leaders, even those who are supposed to see spiritual things.
God is describing how he has allowed spiritual blindness to come upon the people and their leaders, making them unable to understand his truth.
📚 Historical Context
Isaiah was prophesying during a time when the people of Judah had turned away from God despite receiving many warnings. The religious and political leaders who should have been guiding the people spiritually had become corrupt and were leading them astray. This verse comes in the context of God's judgment on a nation that had become spiritually deaf and blind to his voice.
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