Isaiah 6:9-13
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9 He said, “Go, and tell this people:
‘Keep on (A)hearing, but do not understand;
Keep on seeing, but do not know.’
10 (B)Render the hearts of this people [a](C)insensitive,
Their ears [b]dull,
And their eyes [c]dim,
(D)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, (E)how long?” And He said,
“Until (F)cities are devastated and without inhabitant,
Houses are without people,
And the land is devastated to desolation,
12 And Yahweh has (G)removed men far away,
And the [d](H)forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.
13 Yet there will be a tenth portion in it,
And it will again be subject to burning,
Like a terebinth or like an (I)oak
Whose stump remains when it is felled.
The (J)holy seed is its stump.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 6:10 Lit fat
- Isaiah 6:10 Lit heavy, hardened; cf. Ex 8:15; 1 Sam 6:6
- Isaiah 6:10 Lit besmeared
- Isaiah 6:12 Or forsakenness will be great
Isaiah 43:8
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Israel Is Yahweh’s Witness
8 Bring out the people who are (A)blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
Jeremiah 5:21
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21 ‘Now hear this, O people who are simpleminded fools and without a heart of wisdom,
Who have (A)eyes but do not see,
Who have ears but do not hear.
Matthew 13:13-14
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13 Therefore I speak to them in parables; because while (A)seeing they do not see, and while hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. 14 And in them the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,
‘[a](B)You will keep on hearing, [b]but will not understand;
[c]You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
Footnotes
- Matthew 13:14 Lit With a hearing you will hear
- Matthew 13:14 Lit and
- Matthew 13:14 Lit Seeing you will see
Mark 4:12
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12 so that (A)while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, lest they return and be forgiven.”
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Mark 8:18
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18 (A)Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember,
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Luke 8:10
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10 And He said, “(A)To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that (B)seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
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John 9:39-41
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39 And Jesus said, “(A)For judgment I came into this world, so that (B)those who do not see may see, and that (C)those who see may become blind.” 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard these things and said to Him, “(D)Are we blind too?” 41 Jesus said to them, “(E)If you were blind, you would have no sin; but now that you say, ‘(F)We see,’ your sin remains.
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John 12:40
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40 “(A)He has blinded their eyes and He (B)hardened their heart, lest they see with their eyes and understand with their heart, and return and I heal them.”
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Acts 28:26-31
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26 saying,
‘(A)Go to this people and say,
“[a](B)You will keep on hearing, [b]but will not understand;
And [c]you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;
27 (C)For the heart of this people has become dull,
And with their ears they scarcely hear,
And they have closed their eyes;
Lest they might see with their eyes,
And hear with their ears,
And understand with their heart and return,
And I heal them.”’
28 Therefore let it be known to you that (D)this salvation of God was sent (E)to the Gentiles—they will also hear.” 29 [d][When he had spoken these words, the Jews departed, having a great dispute among themselves.]
30 And he stayed two full years [e]in his own rented quarters and was welcoming all who came to him, 31 [f](F)preaching the kingdom of God and teaching concerning the Lord Jesus Christ (G)with all confidence, unhindered.
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- Acts 28:26 Lit with a hearing
- Acts 28:26 Lit and
- Acts 28:26 Lit seeing you will see
- Acts 28:29 Early mss omit this v
- Acts 28:30 Or at his own expense
- Acts 28:31 Or proclaiming
Romans 11:8
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8 just as it is written,
“[a](A)God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”
Footnotes
- Romans 11:8 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Is 29:10
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