10 Make the minds[a] of these people dull;
deafen their ears and blind their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their minds,
turn back, and be healed.(A)

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  1. 6:10 Lit heart

10 Make the heart of this people calloused;(A)
    make their ears dull
    and close their eyes.[a](B)
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,(C)
    understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”(D)

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  1. 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

When Israel grasped you by the hand,
you splintered,(A) tearing all their shoulders;
when they leaned on you,
you shattered and made all their hips unsteady.[a]

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  1. 29:7 LXX, Syr, Vg; MT reads and you caused their hips to stand

When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered(A) and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.[a](B)

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  1. Ezekiel 29:7 Syriac (see also Septuagint and Vulgate); Hebrew and you caused their backs to stand

his face turned pale,[a] and his thoughts so terrified him that he soiled himself[b] and his knees knocked together.

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  1. 5:5–6 Lit writing, the king’s brightness changed
  2. 5:6 Or that the joints of his hips gave way; lit that the knots of his loins were untied

His face turned pale(A) and he was so frightened(B) that his legs became weak(C) and his knees were knocking.(D)

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