⁸ You have neither heard nor understood;^(A)
    from of old your ears^(B) have not been open.
Well do I know how treacherous^(C) you are;
    you were called a rebel^(D) from birth.

³ Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.

⁴⁰ “He has blinded their eyes
    and hardened their hearts,
so they can neither see with their eyes,
    nor understand with their hearts,
    nor turn—and I would heal them.”^[a](A)

“Though seeing, they do not see;
    though hearing, they do not hear or understand.^(A)

“‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding;
    you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
¹⁵ For this people’s heart has become calloused;
    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](C)

⁷ They are unfaithful^(A) to the Lord;
    they give birth to illegitimate^(B) children.
When they celebrate their New Moon feasts,^(C)
    he will devour^[a](D) their fields.

¹⁰ To whom can I speak and give warning?
    Who will listen^(A) to me?
Their ears are closed^[a](B)
    so they cannot hear.^(C)
The word^(D) of the Lord is offensive to them;
    they find no pleasure in it.