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Isaiah 6:9

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Isaiah 6:9 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

    ASV

  • And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

    BBE

  • 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.

    DBY

  • He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, But don't understand; And you see indeed, But don't perceive.'

    WEB

  • And He saith, `Go, and thou hast said to this people, Hear ye -- to hear, and ye do not understand, And see ye -- to see, and ye do not know.

    YLT

  • And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear all of you indeed, but understand not; and see all of you indeed, but perceive not.

    ENG

  • And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

    WBT

  • And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

    BSB

In context

7And he laid it upon my mouth, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

8Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me.

9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

10Make 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.

11Then 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,

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