Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He said, “Go and tell this people: “’Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ New Living Translation And he said, “Yes, go, and say to this people, ‘Listen carefully, but do not understand. Watch closely, but learn nothing.’ English Standard Version And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ Berean Standard Bible And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ King James Bible And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. New King James Version And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.’ New American Standard Bible And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not understand; And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.’ NASB 1995 He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.’ NASB 1977 And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.’ Legacy Standard Bible He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not know.’ Amplified Bible And He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on listening, but do not understand; Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’ Christian Standard Bible And he replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive. Holman Christian Standard Bible And He replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive. American Standard Version And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Contemporary English Version Then the LORD told me to go and speak this message to the people: "You will listen and listen, but never understand. You will look and look, but never see." The LORD also said, English Revised Version And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. GOD'S WORD® Translation And he said, "Go and tell these people, 'No matter how closely you listen, you'll never understand. No matter how closely you look, you'll never see.' Good News Translation So he told me to go and give the people this message: "No matter how much you listen, you will not understand. No matter how much you look, you will not know what is happening." International Standard Version "Go!" he responded. "Tell this people: "'Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.' Majority Standard Bible And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ NET Bible He said, "Go and tell these people: 'Listen continually, but don't understand! Look continually, but don't perceive!' New Heart English Bible And he said, "Go, and tell this people, 'In hearing you hear, but do not understand; and seeing you see, but do not perceive.' Webster's Bible Translation And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. World English Bible He said, “Go, and tell this people, ‘You hear indeed, but don’t understand. You see indeed, but don’t perceive.’ Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd He says, “Go, and you have said to this people, Hearing you hear, and you do not understand, "" And seeing you see, and you do not know. Young's Literal Translation 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. Smith's Literal Translation And he will say, Go, and say to this people, Hearing, hear ye, and ye shall not understand; and seeing, see ye, and ye shall not know. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he said: Go, and thou shalt say to this people: Hearing, hear, and understand not: and see the vision, and know it not. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said: “Go forth! And you shall say to this people: ‘When you listen, you will hear and not understand. And when you see a vision, you will not comprehend.’ New American Bible And he replied: Go and say to this people: Listen carefully, but do not understand! Look intently, but do not perceive! New Revised Standard Version And he said, “Go and say to this people: ‘Keep listening, but do not comprehend; keep looking, but do not understand.’ Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he said to me, Go, and tell this people, You can hear indeed, but understand not; and you can see indeed, but do not perceive. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he said to me: “Go, say to this people, ‘Hear well, and you will not understand, and see well, and you will not know’ OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And He said: 'Go, and tell this people: Hear ye indeed, but understand not; And see ye indeed, but perceive not. Brenton Septuagint Translation Ye shall hear indeed, but ye shall not understand; and ye shall see indeed, but ye shall not perceive. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Isaiah's Commission8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying: “Whom shall I send? Who will go for Us?” And I said: “Here am I. Send me!” 9And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ 10Make 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.”… Cross References Matthew 13:14-15 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ Acts 28:26-27 ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ Mark 4:12 so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’” Luke 8:10 He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you, but to others I speak in parables, so that, ‘though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’ John 12:39-40 For this reason they were unable to believe. For again, Isaiah says: / “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” Romans 11:8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” Ezekiel 12:2 “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. Jeremiah 5:21 “Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear. Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear. Psalm 115:4-8 Their idols are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; they have noses, but cannot smell; ... Psalm 135:15-18 The idols of the nations are silver and gold, made by the hands of men. / They have mouths, but cannot speak; they have eyes, but cannot see; / they have ears, but cannot hear; nor is there breath in their mouths. ... 2 Corinthians 3:14-15 But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed. / And even to this day when Moses is read, a veil covers their hearts. 2 Thessalonians 2:10-12 and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness. Zechariah 7:11-12 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. Amos 8:11-12 Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. / People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. Treasury of Scripture And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not. go Isaiah 29:13 Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men: Isaiah 30:8-11 Now go, write it before them in a table, and note it in a book, that it may be for the time to come for ever and ever: … Exodus 32:7-10 And the LORD said unto Moses, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves: … hear ye Isaiah 43:8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears. Isaiah 44:18-20 They have not known nor understood: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand… Matthew 13:14,15 And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Esaias, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and shall not perceive: … indeed. Jump to Previous Getting Hear Hearing Indeed Listening Perceive Perceiving Understand Understanding WiserJump to Next Getting Hear Hearing Indeed Listening Perceive Perceiving Understand Understanding WiserIsaiah 6 1. Isaiah, in a vision of the Lord in his glory5. Being terrified, has apprehensions removed 8. He offers himself, and is sent to show the obstinacy of the people 13. A remnant shall be saved He replied This phrase indicates a direct response from God to Isaiah. The Hebrew root here is "אָמַר" (amar), which means to say or declare. This highlights the authority and direct communication from God, emphasizing the divine origin of the message. In the context of Isaiah's vision, it underscores the solemnity and seriousness of the prophetic mission Isaiah is being commissioned for. Go and tell this people Be ever hearing, but never understanding Be ever seeing, but never perceiving Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And He replied,וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Go לֵ֥ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk and tell וְאָמַרְתָּ֖ (wə·’ā·mar·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that people: לָעָ֣ם (lā·‘ām) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock ‘Be ever hearing, שִׁמְע֤וּ (šim·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently but never וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not understanding; תָּבִ֔ינוּ (tā·ḇî·nū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 995: To separate mentally, understand be ever seeing, וּרְא֥וּ (ū·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see but never וְאַל־ (wə·’al-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 408: Not perceiving.’ תֵּדָֽעוּ׃ (tê·ḏā·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know Links Isaiah 6:9 NIVIsaiah 6:9 NLT Isaiah 6:9 ESV Isaiah 6:9 NASB Isaiah 6:9 KJV Isaiah 6:9 BibleApps.com Isaiah 6:9 Biblia Paralela Isaiah 6:9 Chinese Bible Isaiah 6:9 French Bible Isaiah 6:9 Catholic Bible OT Prophets: Isaiah 6:9 He said Go and tell this people (Isa Isi Is) |
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