Isaiah 6:8-10

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Isaiah's Commission from the Lord

⁸And 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.” ⁹And 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.”

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Isaiah 6:9 Or Hear indeed
Isaiah 6:9 Or see indeed
Isaiah 6:10 Hebrew fat

Acts 28:25-27

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²⁵And disagreeing among themselves, they departed after Paul had made one statement: ^(A)“The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:

²⁶^(B)“‘Go to this people, and say,
^(C)“You will indeed hear but never understand,
    and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
²⁷^(D)For this people's heart has grown dull,
    and with their ears they can barely hear,
    and their eyes they have closed;
lest they should see with their eyes
    and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
    and ^(E)turn, and I would heal them.’