Isaiah

Isaiah 6:10

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.^c”

Footnotes

c 6:10 Hebrew; LXX 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.Cited in Matthew 13:15|MAT 13:15, Mark 4:12, John 12:40, and Acts 28:27

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the hearts	לֵב־	lêḇ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
calloused	הַשְׁמֵן֙	haš·mên	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H8080 grow fat
deafen	הַכְבֵּ֖ד	haḵ·bêḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
their ears	וְאָזְנָ֥יו	wə·’ā·zə·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H241 ear
and close	הָשַׁ֑ע	hā·ša‘	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H8173 be smeared over, blinded
their eyes	וְעֵינָ֣יו	wə·‘ê·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
Otherwise	פֶּן־	pen-	Conjunction	H6435 lest
they might see	יִרְאֶ֨ה	yir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
with their eyes	בְעֵינָ֜יו	ḇə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
hear	יִשְׁמָ֗ע	yiš·mā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
with their ears	וּבְאָזְנָ֣יו	ū·ḇə·’ā·zə·nāw	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H241 ear
understand	יָבִ֛ין	yā·ḇîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H995 discern
with their hearts	וּלְבָב֥וֹ	ū·lə·ḇā·ḇōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
and turn	וָשָׁ֖ב	wā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
and be healed	וְרָ֥פָא	wə·rā·p̄ā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7495 heal

Cross-references

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Matthew 13:15 · Acts 28:27 · Jeremiah 5:21 · Jeremiah 6:10 · John 3:19–20 · Zechariah 7:11 · Isaiah 63:17 · Isaiah 29:10 · Deuteronomy 2:30 · Ezekiel 3:6–11 · Psalm 17:10 · Deuteronomy 32:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.