Then 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!’

He said, ‘Go and tell this people:

‘“Be ever hearing, but never understanding;
    be ever seeing, but never perceiving.”
10 Make the heart of this people calloused;
    make their ears dull
    and close their eyes.[a]
Otherwise they might see with their eyes,
    hear with their ears,
    understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.’

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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

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