Go! Say to these people:
Keep listening, but do not understand;^(A)
keep looking, but do not perceive.
¹⁰ Make the minds^[a] of these people dull;
deafen their ears and blind their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their minds,
turn back, and be healed.^(B)

You will listen and listen,
but never understand;
you will look and look,
but never perceive.^(A)

Go to these people and say:
You will always be listening,
but never understanding;
and you will always be looking,
but never perceiving.
²⁷ For the hearts of these people
have grown callous,
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their heart
and turn,
and I would heal them.^[a](A)

God gave them a spirit of stupor,
eyes that cannot see
and ears that cannot hear,
to this day.^[a](A)