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Isaiah 6:9–13

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9He said, “Goh and tell this people:

“ ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding;

be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’i

10Make the heart of this people calloused;j

make their ears dull

and close their eyes.ak

Otherwise they might see with their eyes,

hear with their ears,l

understand with their hearts,

and turn and be healed.”m

11Then I said, “For how long, Lord?”n

And he answered:

“Until the cities lie ruinedo

and without inhabitant,

until the houses are left desertedp

and the fields ruined and ravaged,q

12until the Lord has sent everyone far awayr

and the land is utterly forsaken.s

13And though a tenth remainst in the land,

it will again be laid waste.u

But as the terebinth and oak

leave stumpsv when they are cut down,

so the holyw seed will be the stump in the land.”x

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Footnotes

  1. aHebrew; Septuagint ‘You will be ever hearing, but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / 10This people’s heart has become calloused; / they hardly hear with their ears, / and they have closed their eyes

Cross references

  1. hEze 3:11; Am 7:15; Mt 28:19
  2. iJer 5:21; See Mt 13:15*; Lk 8:10*
  3. jSee Ex 4:21; Dt 32:15; Ps 119:70
  4. kIsa 29:9; 42:18–20; 43:8; 44:18
  5. lSee Dt 29:4; Eze 12:2; Mk 8:18
  6. mSee Dt 32:39; Mt 13:13–15; Mk 4:12*; Jn 12:40*
  7. nPs 79:5
  8. oSee Lev 26:31; See Jer 4:13
  9. pSee Lev 26:43; Isa 24:10
  10. qPs 79:1; See 109:11; Jer 35:17
  11. rSee Dt 28:64
  12. sSee Isa 5:5, 9; 60:15; 62:4; Jer 4:29; 30:17
  13. tSee Isa 1:9; 10:22
  14. uSee Isa 5:6
  15. vSee Job 14:8
  16. wSee Lev 27:30; See Dt 14:2
  17. xSee Job 14:7

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And he said, “Go, and say to this people:

“ ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;

keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’

Make the heart of this people dull,

and their ears heavy,

and blind their eyes;

lest they see with their eyes,

and hear with their ears,

and understand with their hearts,

and turn and be healed.”

Then I said, “How long, O Lord?”

And he said:

“Until cities lie waste

without inhabitant,

and houses without people,

and the land is a desolate waste,

and the Lord removes people far away,

and the forsaken places are many in the midst of the land.

And though a tenth remain in it,

it will be burned again,

like a terebinth or an oak,

whose stump remains

when it is felled.”

The holy seed is its stump.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

And he replied:

Go! Say to these people:

Keep listening, but do not understand;

keep looking, but do not perceive.

Make the minds 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.

Then I said, “Until when, Lord?” And he replied:

Until cities lie in ruins without inhabitants,

houses are without people,

the land is ruined and desolate,

and the Lord drives the people far away,

leaving great emptiness in the land.

Though a tenth will remain in the land,

it will be burned again.

Like the terebinth or the oak

that leaves a stump when felled,

the holy seed is the stump.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

And he said, “Yes, go, and say to this people,

‘Listen carefully, but do not understand.

Watch closely, but learn nothing.’

Harden the hearts of these people.

Plug their ears and shut their eyes.

That way, they will not see with their eyes,

nor hear with their ears,

nor understand with their hearts

and turn to me for healing.”

Then I said, “Lord, how long will this go on?”

And he replied,

“Until their towns are empty,

their houses are deserted,

and the whole country is a wasteland;

until the Lord has sent everyone away,

and the entire land of Israel lies deserted.

If even a tenth—a remnant—survive,

it will be invaded again and burned.

But as a terebinth or oak tree leaves a stump when it is cut down,

so Israel’s stump will be a holy seed.”

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said, “Go and say to this people,

‘Keep on listening and do not comprehend!

And keep on looking and do not understand!’

Make the heart of this people insensitive,

and make its ears unresponsive,

and shut its eyes

so that it may not look with its eyes

and listen with its ears

and comprehend with its mind

and turn back, and it may be healed for him.”

Then I said, “Until when, Lord?”

And he said,

“Until the cities lie wasted without inhabitant,

and houses without people,

and the land is ruined and a waste,

and Yahweh sends the people far away,

and the abandonment is great in the midst of the land.

And even if only a tenth part remain, again she will be destroyed

like a terebinth or like an oak,

which although felled, a tree stump remains in them.

The seed of holiness will be her tree stump.”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

And he said, Go, and tell this people,

Hear ye indeed, but understand not;

And see ye indeed, but perceive not.

Make the heart of this people fat,

And make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes;

Lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears,

And understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered,

Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant,

And the houses without man,

And the land be utterly desolate,

And the Lord have removed men far away,

And there be a great forsaking in the midst of the land.

But yet in it shall be a tenth, and it shall return, and shall be eaten:

As a teil tree, and as an oak, whose substance is in them, when they cast their leaves:

So the holy seed shall be the substance thereof.

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