8. καθάπερ γέγρ. Isa 29:10, Deu 29:4, a free conflation.
πνεῦμα κατανύξεως, καταν. Isa. l.c[214] Psa 9:3 only. ‘Torpor’ seems to be the meaning of the noun, but is not easily paralleled by the uses of the verb (Isa 6:5, Dan 10:15 are nearest): perhaps produced by the influence of κατανυστάζω, cf. S. H. n., Field. In any case the idea is of the dulling of the spiritual sense as in ἐπωρώθησαν.