Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
And He replied:
Keep listening, but do not understand;
keep looking, but do not perceive.
New American Standard Bible
He said, “Go, and tell this people:
‘Keep on
Keep on looking, but do not understand.’
King James Version
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
International Standard Version
"Go!" he responded. "Tell this people: ""Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'
A Conservative Version
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but do not understand, and see ye indeed, 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.
Amplified
And He said, “Go, and tell this people:
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’
Bible in Basic English
And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.
Darby Translation
And he said, Go; and thou shalt say unto this people, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "Go and say to this people, 'Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!'
Modern King James verseion
And He said, Go, and tell this people, You hear indeed, but do not understand; and seeing you see, but do not know.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And so he said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Ye shall hear indeed, but ye shall not understand; ye shall plainly see, and not perceive.
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
He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but do not understand; and you see indeed, but do not perceive.'
The Emphasized Bible
Then said be - Go and say unto this people, - Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:
Webster
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; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'
Youngs 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.
Themes
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Judicial blindness
Holy spirit » As jehovah of hosts
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Spiritual blindness of the jewish leaders predicted
Prophets » Extraordinary » Specially raised up on occasions of emergency
Interlinear
Yalak
Shama`
Shama`
ראה
Ra'ah
see, look, behold, shew, appear, consider, seer, spy, respect, perceive, provide, regard, enjoy, lo, foreseeth, heed,
Usage: 1308
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 6:9
Images Isaiah 6:9
Prayers for Isaiah 6:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Isaiah's Commission
8
Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying:
Who will go for Us?
I said:
Keep listening, but do not understand;
keep looking, but do not perceive.
deafen their ears and blind their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their minds,
turn back, and be healed.
Phrases
Cross References
Mark 4:12
Luke 8:10
So He said,
Matthew 13:14-15
Romans 11:8
as it is written:
eyes that cannot see
and ears that cannot hear,
to this day.
Isaiah 43:8
and are deaf, yet have ears.
John 12:40
and hardened their hearts,
so that they would not see with their eyes
or understand with their hearts,
and be converted,
and I would heal them.
Acts 28:26-27
when He said,
You will listen and listen,
yet never understand;
and you will look and look,
yet never perceive.
Exodus 32:7-10
The Lord spoke to Moses: “Go down at once! For your people you brought up from the land of Egypt have acted corruptly.
Isaiah 29:13
The Lord said:
to honor Me with lip-service
yet their hearts are far from Me,
and their worship consists of man-made rules
learned by rote—
Isaiah 30:8-11
and inscribe it on a scroll;
it will be for the future,
forever and ever.
Isaiah 44:18-20
and cannot understand,
for He has shut their eyes
and their minds so they cannot understand.
Jeremiah 15:1-2
Then the Lord said to me: “Even if
Hosea 1:9
Then the Lord said:
for you are not My people,
and I will not be your God.