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## Astonish yourselves and be astonished ##
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The word "yourselves" refers to the people of Jerusalem. Why they are astonished can be made explicit: AT: "Be astonished at what I am telling you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
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## blind yourselves...be drunk ##
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Isaiah compares the people of Jerusalem to a blind person and a drunk person. This emphasizes they are senseless and do not understand God's plans. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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## blind yourselves and be blind ##
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AT: "keep being ignorant and spiritually blind to what I am showing you"
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## Be drunk, but not with wine; stagger, but not with beer ##
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AT: "Be senseless like a drunk person, but it is not because you have drank too much wine"
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## For Yahweh has poured out on you the spirit of deep sleep ##
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AT: "The reason you are senseless is because Yahweh has caused you to be spiritually asleep."
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## He has closed your eyes, the prophets, and has covered your heads, the seers ##
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AT: "He has made your prophets and seers unable to hear and understand his message" |