Isa 29:8-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Isa 29:8-12: 29:8-12 Jerusalem’s blindness kept its people from understanding God’s plan. 29:8 Like a hungry or thirsty person, the Assyrians could taste the victory over Jerusalem. Yet they never became victorious.

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dRom 1:24-32►

fIsa 6:9-10►

‏ Isaiah 29:8-12

Summary for Isa 29:8-12: 29:8-12 ^a Jerusalem’s blindness kept its people from understanding God’s plan. 29:8 ^b Like a hungry or thirsty person, the Assyrians could taste the victory over Jerusalem. Yet they never became victorious.
29:10 ^c a spirit of deep sleep: The people’s folly was reinforced by God’s judgment on them (cp. Rom 1:24-32 ^d; 11:8 ^e); they had no perception of reality.

• Prophets were also sometimes called visionaries. Neither the people nor their prophets would understand what God was doing (Isa 6:9-10 ^f).