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And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? And I said, Here am I; send me.

And he said, Go; and thou shalt say unto this people, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive.

10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and healed.

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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!”

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)

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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