Isaiah 29:10

29:10 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 30:1

Egypt Will Prove Unreliable

30:1 “The rebellious ²  children are as good as dead,” ³  says the Lord,

“those who make plans without consulting me, ⁴ 

who form alliances without consulting my Spirit, ⁵ 

and thereby compound their sin. ⁶ 

[29:10]  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.

[30:1]  ² tn Or “stubborn” (NCV); cf. NIV “obstinate.”

[30:1]  ³ tn Heb “Woe [to] rebellious children.”

[30:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “making a plan, but not from me.”

[30:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “and pouring out a libation, but not [from] my spirit.” This translation assumes that the verb נָסַךְ (nasakh) means “pour out,” and that the cognate noun מַסֵּכָה (massekhah) means “libation.” In this case “pouring out a libation” alludes to a ceremony that formally ratifies an alliance. Another option is to understand the verb נָסַךְ as a homonym meaning “weave,” and the cognate noun מַסֵּכָה as a homonym meaning “covering.” In this case forming an alliance is likened to weaving a garment.

[30:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “consequently adding sin to sin.”