19 Bible Verses about Spiritual Deafness

And they will turn away from hearing the truth, but on the other hand they will turn aside to myths.

Make the hearts of these people calloused; make their ears deaf and their eyes blind! Otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, their hearts might understand and they might repent and be healed."

I answered, "Who would listen if I spoke to them and warned them? Their ears are so closed that they cannot hear! Indeed, what the Lord says is offensive to them. They do not like it at all.

"Son of man, you are living in the midst of a rebellious house. They have eyes to see, but do not see, and ears to hear, but do not hear, because they are a rebellious house.

"But they refused to pay attention, turning away stubbornly and stopping their ears so they could not hear.

For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.'

when he said, 'Go to this people and say, "You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.

Then you came back and wept before the Lord, but he paid no attention to you whatsoever.

By David. To you, O Lord, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.

But I am like a deaf man -- I hear nothing; I am like a mute who cannot speak.

Hear my prayer, O Lord! Listen to my cry for help! Do not ignore my sobbing! For I am dependent on you, like one residing outside his native land; I am at your mercy, just as all my ancestors were.

The one who turns away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer is an abomination.

My servant is truly blind, my messenger is truly deaf. My covenant partner, the servant of the Lord, is truly blind. You see many things, but don't comprehend; their ears are open, but do not hear."

Realize that to them you are like a sensual song, a beautiful voice and skilled musician. They hear your words, but they do not obey them.

Then he said to me, "Prophesy over these bones, and tell them: 'Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord.

Nations will see this and be disappointed by all their strength, they will put their hands over their mouths, and act as if they were deaf.

And he said, "Whoever has ears to hear had better listen!" When he was alone, those around him with the twelve asked him about the parables. He said to them, "The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those outside, everything is in parables,read more.
so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven."

He said, "You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of God, but for others they are in parables, so that although they see they may not see, and although they hear they may not understand.

There you will worship gods made by human hands -- wood and stone that can neither see, hear, eat, nor smell.