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Isaiah 29:9

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Pause and wonder! Blind yourselves and be blind! They are drunken, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

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Verse 9. Be, and so forth Though God spared the city, for the sake of the good, He will not fail to punish scoffers, in due time, as He now declares. Bible.—Drunkenness. You shall suffer for your crimes, (Calmet. 28:7) or be affrighted.

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