Isaiah 6:9-13
New American Standard Bible
9 And He said, “Go, and tell this people:
‘Keep on (A)listening, but do not understand;
And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.’
10 (B)Make the hearts of this people [a](C)insensitive,
Their ears [b]dull,
And their eyes [c]blind,
(D)So that they will not see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”
11 Then I said, “Lord, (E)how long?” And He answered,
“Until (F)cities are devastated and without inhabitant,
Houses are without people
And the land is utterly desolate,
12 The Lord has (G)completely removed people,
And there [d]are many (H)forsaken places in the midst of the land.
13 Yet there will still be a tenth portion in it,
And it will again be subject to burning,
Like a terebinth or an (I)oak
Whose stump remains when it is cut down.
The (J)holy seed is its stump.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:10 Lit fat
- Isaiah 6:10 Lit heavy
- Isaiah 6:10 Lit sealed over
- Isaiah 6:12 Or forsakenness will be great
Isaiah 6:9-13
New International Version
9 He said, “Go(A) and tell this people:
“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’(B)
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;(C)
make their ears dull
and close their eyes.[a](D)
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,(E)
understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”(F)
11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”(G)
And he answered:
“Until the cities lie ruined(H)
and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left deserted(I)
and the fields ruined and ravaged,(J)
12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away(K)
and the land is utterly forsaken.(L)
13 And though a tenth remains(M) in the land,
it will again be laid waste.(N)
But as the terebinth and oak
leave stumps(O) when they are cut down,
so the holy(P) seed will be the stump in the land.”(Q)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew; Septuagint ‘You will be ever hearing, but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / 10 This people’s heart has become calloused; / they hardly hear with their ears, / and they have closed their eyes
Isaiah 43:8
New American Standard Bible
Israel Is God’s Witness
8 Bring out the people who are (A)blind, even though they have eyes,
And those who are deaf, even though they have ears.
Isaiah 43:8
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Jeremiah 5:21
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21 ‘Now hear this, you foolish and [a]senseless people,
Who have (A)eyes but do not see,
Who have ears but do not hear.
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 5:21 Lit without heart
Jeremiah 5:21
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Ezekiel 12:2
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2 “Son of man, you live in the (A)midst of the (B)rebellious house, who (C)have eyes to see but do not see, ears to hear but do not hear; for they are a rebellious house.
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Ezekiel 12:2
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2 “Son of man, you are living among a rebellious people.(A) They have eyes to see but do not see and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious people.(B)
Matthew 13:14
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14 And [a]in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,
‘[b](A)You shall keep on listening, [c]but shall not understand;
And [d]you shall keep on looking, [e]but shall not perceive;
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:14 Lit for them
- Matthew 13:14 Lit With a hearing you shall hear; a Heb idiom
- Matthew 13:14 Lit and
- Matthew 13:14 Lit Seeing you shall see
- Matthew 13:14 Lit and
Matthew 13:14
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14 In them is fulfilled(A) the prophecy of Isaiah:
“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
Luke 8:10
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10 He said, “The knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of God has been given to you,(A) but to others I speak in parables, so that,
Footnotes
- Luke 8:10 Isaiah 6:9
John 12:40
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40 “(A)He has blinded their eyes and He (B)hardened their heart, so that they will not see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and [a]be converted, and so I will not heal them.”
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- John 12:40 Lit be turned; i.e., turn about
John 12:40
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Romans 11:8
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8 just as it is written:
“(A)God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”
Romans 11:8
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