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10 (A)Render the hearts of this people [a](B)insensitive,
Their ears [b]dull,
And their eyes [c]dim,
(C)Lest they see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”

11 Then I said, “Lord, (D)how long?” And He said,

“Until (E)cities are devastated and without inhabitant,
Houses are without people,
And the land is devastated to desolation,
12 And Yahweh has (F)removed men far away,
And the [d](G)forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 6:10 Lit fat
  2. Isaiah 6:10 Lit heavy, hardened; cf. Ex 8:15; 1 Sam 6:6
  3. Isaiah 6:10 Lit besmeared
  4. Isaiah 6:12 Or forsakenness will be great

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)

11 Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”(E)

And he answered:

“Until the cities lie ruined(F)
    and without inhabitant,
until the houses are left deserted(G)
    and the fields ruined and ravaged,(H)
12 until the Lord has sent everyone far away(I)
    and the land is utterly forsaken.(J)

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Footnotes

  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

17 (A)Woe to the worthless shepherd
Who forsakes the flock!
A (B)sword will be on his arm
And on his right eye!
His (C)arm will be totally dried up,
And his right eye will be utterly dimmed.”

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17 “Woe to the worthless shepherd,(A)
    who deserts the flock!
May the sword strike his arm(B) and his right eye!
    May his arm be completely withered,
    his right eye totally blinded!”(C)

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