Matthew 13:13-15
That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.
John 12:39-40
The reason why they were unable to believe is given by Isaiah elsewhere, in these words--
Ephesians 2:3
And it was among them that we all once lived our lives, indulging the cravings of our earthly nature, and carrying out the desires prompted by that earthly nature and by our own thoughts. Our very nature exposed us to the Divine Wrath, like the rest of mankind.
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Summary
Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Thou heardest
A transgressor
Bible References
Thou heardest
Matthew 13:13
That is why I speak to them in parables, because, though they have eyes, they do not see, and though they have ears, they do not hear or understand.
John 12:39
The reason why they were unable to believe is given by Isaiah elsewhere, in these words--
A transgressor
Ephesians 2:3
And it was among them that we all once lived our lives, indulging the cravings of our earthly nature, and carrying out the desires prompted by that earthly nature and by our own thoughts. Our very nature exposed us to the Divine Wrath, like the rest of mankind.