10 (A)Make the hearts of this people [a](B)insensitive,
Their ears [b]dull,
And their eyes [c]blind,
(C)So that they will not see with their eyes,
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”

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  1. Isaiah 6:10 Lit fat
  2. Isaiah 6:10 Lit heavy
  3. Isaiah 6:10 Lit sealed over

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

70 Their heart is (A)insensitive, like fat,
But I (B)delight in Your Law.

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70 Their hearts are callous(A) and unfeeling,
    but I delight in your law.

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11 But they (A)refused to pay attention, and [a](B)turned a stubborn shoulder and [b](C)plugged their ears from hearing.

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  1. Zechariah 7:11 Lit gave
  2. Zechariah 7:11 Lit made their ears heavy

11 “But they refused to pay attention; stubbornly(A) they turned their backs(B) and covered their ears.(C)

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42 saying, “If you had known on this day, even you, the conditions for peace! But now they have been hidden from your eyes.

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42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes.

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43 Why do you not understand [a](A)what I am saying? It is because you cannot (B)listen to My word. 44 (C)You are of (D)your father the devil, and (E)you want to do the desires of your father. (F)He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because (G)there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells [b]a lie, he (H)speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of [c]lies.

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  1. John 8:43 Or My way of speaking
  2. John 8:44 Lit the lie
  3. John 8:44 Lit it

43 Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. 44 You belong to your father, the devil,(A) and you want to carry out your father’s desires.(B) He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.(C)

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and they (A)will turn their ears away from the truth and (B)will turn aside to myths.

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They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.(A)

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11 Concerning [a]him we have much to say, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become [b]poor listeners.

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  1. Hebrews 5:11 Lit whom; or which
  2. Hebrews 5:11 Lit sluggish in hearing

Warning Against Falling Away(A)

11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to make it clear to you because you no longer try to understand.

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