Isaiah 6:9

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Summary

Isaiah 6:9

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

Hear ye

General references

John 8:27

Bible References

Hear ye

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.

They do not know, nor do they understand, for He has smeared over their eyes so that they cannot see and their hearts so that they cannot comprehend.

In their case the prophecy of Isaiah is being fulfilled, which says,

‘

You will keep on hearing, but will not understand

;

You will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

so that while seeing, they may see and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear and not understand, otherwise they might return and be forgiven.”

And He said, “To you it has been granted to know the mysteries of the kingdom of God, but to the rest it is in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.

“He has blinded their eyes and He

hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and

be converted and I heal them.”

saying,
‘Go to this people and say,
“

You will keep on hearing, but will not understand;

And

you will keep on seeing, but will not perceive;

just as it is written,
“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”

General references

But the Lord

hardened Pharaoh’s heart, and he did not let the sons of Israel go.

The Lord will smite you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart;

Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a heart to know, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear.

Bring out the people who are blind, even though they have eyes,
And the deaf, even though they have ears.

They did not realize that He had been speaking to them about the Father.