“‘though seeing, they may not see;
    though hearing, they may not understand.’^[a](B)

“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.

“‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving,
    and ever hearing but never understanding;
otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’^[a]”^(A)

²⁶ “‘Go to this people and say,
“You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.”
²⁷ For this people’s heart has become calloused;^(A)
    they hardly hear with their ears,
    and they have closed their eyes.
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts
and turn, and I would heal them.’^[a](B)

“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
    eyes that could not see
    and ears that could not hear,^(A)
to this very day.”^[a](B)

¹⁰ May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,^(A)
    and their backs be bent forever.”^[a](B)