Isaiah

Isaiah 6:8–10

8Then 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.’b

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

  • b 6:9 Hebrew; LXX ‘You shall be ever hearing, but never understanding; you shall be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’Cited in Matthew 13:14|MAT 13:14, Mark 4:12, Luke 8:10, and Acts 28:26
  • 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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Isaiah 6:8

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then I heardוָאֶשְׁמַ֞עwā·’eš·ma‘Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH8085 hear
the voiceק֤וֹלqō·wlNoun - masculine singular constructH6963 sound, voice
of the Lordאֲדֹנָי֙’ă·ḏō·nāyNoun - proper - masculine singularH136 lord
sayingאֹמֵ֔ר’ō·mêrVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH559 utter, say
Whomמִ֥יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
shall I sendאֶשְׁלַ֖ח’eš·laḥVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH7971 send
Whoוּמִ֣יū·mîConjunctive waw; InterrogativeH4310 who?
will goיֵֽלֶךְ־yê·leḵ-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
for Usלָ֑נוּlā·nūPreposition; first person common plural
And I saidוָאֹמַ֖רwā·’ō·marConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singularH559 utter, say
Here am Iהִנְנִ֥יhin·nîInterjection; first person common singularH2005 lo! behold
Send meשְׁלָחֵֽנִי׃šə·lā·ḥê·nîVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH7971 send

Isaiah 6:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And He repliedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Goלֵ֥ךְlêḵVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
and tellוְאָמַרְתָּ֖wə·’ā·mar·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH559 utter, say
thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleלָעָ֣םlā·‘āmPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
Be ever hearingשִׁמְע֤וּšim·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH8085 hear
but neverוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
understandingתָּבִ֔ינוּtā·ḇî·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH995 discern
be ever seeingוּרְא֥וּū·rə·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH7200 see
but neverוְאַל־wə·’al-Conjunctive waw; AdverbH408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
perceivingתֵּדָֽעוּ׃tê·ḏā·‘ūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH3045 know

Isaiah 6:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the heartsלֵב־lêḇ-Noun - masculine singular constructH3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of thisהַזֶּ֔הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
callousedהַשְׁמֵן֙haš·mênVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH8080 grow fat
deafenהַכְבֵּ֖דhaḵ·bêḏVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
their earsוְאָזְנָ֥יוwə·’ā·zə·nāwConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH241 ear
and closeהָשַׁ֑עhā·ša‘Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularH8173 be smeared over, blinded
their eyesוְעֵינָ֣יוwə·‘ê·nāwConjunctive waw; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singularH5869 eye
Otherwiseפֶּן־pen-ConjunctionH6435 lest
they might seeיִרְאֶ֨הyir·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
with their eyesבְעֵינָ֜יוḇə·‘ê·nāwPreposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singularH5869 eye
hearיִשְׁמָ֗עyiš·mā‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
with their earsוּבְאָזְנָ֣יוū·ḇə·’ā·zə·nāwConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH241 ear
understandיָבִ֛יןyā·ḇînVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH995 discern
with their heartsוּלְבָב֥וֹū·lə·ḇā·ḇōwConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
and turnוָשָׁ֖בwā·šāḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
and be healedוְרָ֥פָאwə·rā·p̄āConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7495 heal

Cross-references

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Isaiah 6:8 Exodus 4:10–13 · Acts 26:16–17 · Ephesians 3:8 · Acts 22:21 · Isaiah 65:1 · Matthew 4:20–22 · Acts 20:24 · Deuteronomy 4:33–36 · Acts 28:25–28 · Genesis 3:8–10 · Genesis 1:26 · Genesis 11:7

Isaiah 6:9 Matthew 13:14–15 · Luke 8:10 · Mark 4:12 · John 12:40 · Acts 28:26–27 · Romans 11:8 · Isaiah 29:13 · Isaiah 43:8 · Isaiah 44:18–20 · Isaiah 30:8–11 · Jeremiah 15:1–2 · Exodus 32:7–10

Isaiah 6:10 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.