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.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 6:10 Lit fat
  2. Isaiah 6:10 Lit heavy
  3. Isaiah 6:10 Lit sealed over
  4. Isaiah 6:12 Or forsakenness will be great

Israel Is God’s Witness

Bring out the people who are (A)blind, even though they have eyes,
And those who are deaf, even though they have ears.

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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.

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  1. Jeremiah 5:21 Lit without heart

13 Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while (A)seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And [a]in their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

[b](B)You shall keep on listening, [c]but shall not understand;
And [d]you shall keep on looking, [e]but shall not perceive;

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  1. Matthew 13:14 Lit for them
  2. Matthew 13:14 Lit With a hearing you shall hear; a Heb idiom
  3. Matthew 13:14 Lit and
  4. Matthew 13:14 Lit Seeing you shall see
  5. Matthew 13:14 Lit and

12 so that (A)while seeing they may see, and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear, and not understand, otherwise they might return and it would be forgiven them.”

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18 (A)Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember,

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10 And He said, (A)To you it has been granted to know the [a]mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest they are told in parables, so that [b](B)while seeing they may not see, and [c]while hearing they may not understand.

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  1. Luke 8:10 I.e., secrets
  2. Luke 8:10 Or though seeing, they will not
  3. Luke 8:10 Or though hearing, they will not

39 And Jesus said, (A)For judgment I came into this world, so that (B)those who do not see may see, and (C)those who see may become blind.” 40 Those who were with Him from the Pharisees heard these things and said to Him, “(D)We are not blind too, are we?” 41 Jesus said to them, (E)If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now that you maintain, ‘(F)We see,’ your sin remains.

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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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  1. John 12:40 Lit be turned; i.e., turn about

26 saying,

(A)Go to this people and say,
[a](B)You will keep on hearing, and will not understand;
And [b]you will keep on seeing, and will not perceive;
27 (C)For the hearts of this people have become [c]insensitive,
And with their ears they [d]hardly hear,
And they have closed their eyes;
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I would heal them.”’

28 Therefore, let it be known to you that (D)this salvation of God has been sent (E)to the Gentiles; they will also listen.”[e]

30 Now Paul stayed two full years [f]in his own rented lodging and welcomed all who came to him, 31 [g](F)preaching the kingdom of God and teaching things about the Lord Jesus Christ (G)with all openness, unhindered.

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  1. Acts 28:26 Lit with a hearing you will hear
  2. Acts 28:26 Lit seeing you will see
  3. Acts 28:27 Lit dull
  4. Acts 28:27 Or are hard of hearing
  5. Acts 28:28 Late mss add as v 29: When he had spoken these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.
  6. Acts 28:30 Or at his own expense
  7. Acts 28:31 Or proclaiming

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.”

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