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Isaiah 6:8-10
English Standard Version
Isaiah 6:8-10
English Standard Version
Isaiah's Commission from the Lord
8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for (A)us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:
(B)“‘Keep on hearing,[a] but do not understand;
keep on seeing,[b] but do not perceive.’
10 (C)Make the heart of this people (D)dull,[c]
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
(E)lest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:9 Or Hear indeed
- Isaiah 6:9 Or see indeed
- Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew fat
Isaiah 6:8-10
New International Version
Isaiah 6:8-10
New International Version
8 Then I heard the voice(A) of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send?(B) And who will go for us?(C)”
And I said, “Here am I.(D) Send me!”
9 He said, “Go(E) and tell this people:
“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’(F)
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;(G)
make their ears dull
and close their eyes.[a](H)
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
hear with their ears,(I)
understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”(J)
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
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