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Isaiah 6:10

WEB

10Make the heart of this people fat. Make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.”

KJV

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.

BSB

10[+] Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.

FBV

10Make the minds of this people insensitive; make their ears deaf and shut their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their minds, and repent and be healed.”

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Extra References

Matthew 13:15

15for this people’s heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, and they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, and I would heal them.’


Acts 28:27

27For this people’s heart has grown callous. Their ears are dull of hearing. Their eyes they have closed. Lest they should see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and would turn again, then I would heal them.’


Jeremiah 5:21

21Hear this now, foolish people without understanding, who have eyes, and don’t see, who have ears, and don’t hear:


Jeremiah 6:10

10To whom should I speak and testify, that they may hear? Behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they can’t listen. Behold, the LORD’s word has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.


John 3:19-20

19This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil. 20For everyone who does evil hates the light and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.


Zechariah 7:11

11But they refused to listen, and turned their backs, and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.


Isaiah 29:10

10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes, the prophets; and he has covered your heads, the seers.


Deuteronomy 2:30

30But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him, for the LORD your God hardened his spirit and made his heart obstinate, that he might deliver him into your hand, as it is today.


Isaiah 63:17

17O LORD, why do you make us wander from your ways, and harden our heart from your fear? Return for your servantssake, the tribes of your inheritance.


Psalms 17:10

10They close up their callous hearts. With their mouth they speak proudly.