Isaiah

Isaiah 6:9–13

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”

¹¹Then I asked:

“How long, O Lord?”

And He replied:

“Until the cities lie ruined

and without inhabitant,

until the houses are left unoccupied

and the land is desolate and ravaged,

¹²until the LORD has driven men far away

and the land is utterly forsaken.

¹³And though a tenth remains in the land,

it will be burned again.

As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled,

so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”

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 6:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And He replied	וַיֹּ֕אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Go	לֵ֥ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and tell	וְאָמַרְתָּ֖	wə·’ā·mar·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
this	הַזֶּ֑ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
people	לָעָ֣ם	lā·‘ām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Be ever hearing	שִׁמְע֤וּ	šim·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H8085 hear
but never	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
understanding	תָּבִ֔ינוּ	tā·ḇî·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H995 discern
be ever seeing	וּרְא֥וּ	ū·rə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H7200 see
but never	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
perceiving	תֵּדָֽעוּ׃	tê·ḏā·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H3045 know

Isaiah 6:10

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

Isaiah 6:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then I asked	וָאֹמַ֕ר	wā·’ō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
O Lord	אֲדֹנָ֑י	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
And He replied	וַיֹּ֡אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Until	עַ֣ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the cities	עָרִ֜ים	‘ā·rîm	Noun - feminine plural	H5892 excitement
lie ruined	שָׁא֨וּ	šā·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7582 make a din or crash, crash into ruins
and without	מֵאֵ֣ין	mê·’ên	Preposition-m; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
inhabitant	יוֹשֵׁ֗ב	yō·wō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
until the houses	וּבָתִּים֙	ū·ḇāt·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
are left unoccupied	מֵאֵ֣ין	mê·’ên	Preposition-m; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
and the land	וְהָאֲדָמָ֖ה	wə·hā·’ă·ḏā·māh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
is desolate	תִּשָּׁאֶ֥ה	tiš·šā·’eh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7582 make a din or crash, crash into ruins
and ravaged	שְׁמָמָֽה׃	šə·mā·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H8077 a devastation, waste

Isaiah 6:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
until the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has driven men	הָאָדָ֑ם	hā·’ā·ḏām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
far away	וְרִחַ֥ק	wə·ri·ḥaq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
and the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is utterly	וְרַבָּ֥ה	wə·rab·bāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H7231 be or become, many, much
forsaken	הָעֲזוּבָ֖ה	hā·‘ă·zū·ḇāh	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H5805 forsakenness, desolation

Isaiah 6:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And though	וְע֥וֹד	wə·‘ō·wḏ	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
a tenth	עֲשִׂ֣רִיָּ֔ה	‘ă·śi·rî·yāh	Number - ordinal feminine singular	H6224 tenth
in	בָּהּ֙	bāh	Preposition; third person feminine singular
it will be	וְהָיְתָ֣ה	wə·hā·yə·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
burned	לְבָעֵ֑ר	lə·ḇā·‘êr	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H1197 burn, consume
again	וְשָׁ֖בָה	wə·šā·ḇāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H7725 turn back, return
As the terebinth	כָּאֵלָ֣ה	kā·’ê·lāh	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H424 terebinth
and oak	וְכָאַלּ֗וֹן	wə·ḵā·’al·lō·wn	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H437 oak
leave stumps	מַצֶּ֣בֶת	maṣ·ṣe·ḇeṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H4678 stationary, stone, stock
when felled	בְּשַׁלֶּ֙כֶת֙	bə·šal·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7995 felling
so the holy	קֹ֖דֶשׁ	qō·ḏeš	Noun - masculine singular	H6944 sacred, sanctity
seed	זֶ֥רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
will be a stump	מַצַּבְתָּֽהּ׃פ	maṣ·ṣaḇ·tāh	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4678 stationary, stone, stock