Isaiah 6:9-10
“And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Make 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.”
King James Version · the opening — all 2 verses are below
More of Isaiah 6 on this siteIsaiah 6:11-13
God's judicial blinding of Israel for rejecting his message, explicitly fulfilled in Jesus's explanation of why he spoke in parables.
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6:9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
6:10Make 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.
Fulfillment References
Matthew 13:14-15 John 12:39-41 Acts 28:26-27
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