Discovery BoxIsaiah 29:10 
Context29:10 For the Lord has poured out on you
a strong urge to sleep deeply. 1
He has shut your eyes (the prophets),
and covered your heads (the seers).
Isaiah 34:7
Context34:7 Wild oxen will be slaughtered 2 along with them,
as well as strong bulls. 3
Their land is drenched with blood,
their soil is covered with fat.
1 tn Heb “a disposition [or “spirit”] of deep sleep.” Through this mixed metaphor (sleep is likened to a liquid which one pours and in turn symbolizes spiritual dullness) the prophet emphasizes that God himself has given the people over to their spiritual insensitivity as a form of judgment.
2 tn Heb “will go down”; NAB “shall be struck down.”
3 tn Heb “and bulls along with strong ones.” Perhaps this refers to the leaders.
