NSB(i)
9 Stand still and wonder. Refuse to see and be blind. Get drunk and stagger, but not from wine.
10 Jehovah has made you drowsy. He shut your eyes in a deep sleep you prophets and visionaries. He overwhelmed your leaders.
11 His message is like a sealed book to you. You say to someone read this out loud. And they respond, »We cannot read it, because it is sealed.«
12 The illiterate say: »We cannot read it because we do not know how to read.«
13 »These people praise me with their words,« said Jehovah, »but they never draw near to me in their hearts (deepest thoughts). Their reverence for me comes from the repetitious tradition of men.
14 »I will do things that shock and amaze them. I will destroy the wisdom of those who claim to know and understand (discern).«