Isaiah 29:10

Their infatuation is caused by Jehovah; see on ch. Isaiah 6:10.

deep sleep The word (tardçmâh) is nearly always used of a profound slumber due to supernatural agency (1 Samuel 26:12) and favourable for the reception of Divine revelations (Job 4:13). The expressions the prophetsand the seersare obviously glosses, based on a misconception of the meaning of the verse. Render: hath closed your eyes, and your heads hath he covered (or muffled).