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And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions.

And these also stagger from wine and reel from beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions.

All the tables are covered with vomit and there is not a spot without filth.

All the tables are covered with vomit and there is not a spot without filth.

"Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?

"Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just taken from the breast?

For it is: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there."

For it is: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there."

Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people,

Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues God will speak to this people,

to whom he said, "This is the resting place, let the weary rest"; and, "This is the place of repose"- but they would not listen.

to whom he said, "This is the resting place, let the weary rest"; and, "This is the place of repose"— but they would not listen.

So then, the word of the LORD to them will become: Do and do, do and do, rule on rule, rule on rule; a little here, a little there- so that they will go and fall backward, be injured and snared and captured.

So then, the word of the Lord to them will become: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little here, a little there— so that as they go they will fall backward; they will be injured and snared and captured.