Verse 15

For the heart of this people has grown dull; they can barely 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, turn back to me, and I would heal them.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  For dette folks hjerte er blitt tungt, og deres ører er tynget, og deres øyne har de lukket; for at de ikke skal se med sine øyne, og høre med sine ører, og forstå med sitt hjerte, og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  For folkets hjerte er blitt hardere, de har hørt tungt med ørene, og de har lukket øynene sine; så ikke de skal se med øynene, høre med ørene, og forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.

• Norsk King James

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt hardt, og de har tunge ører for å høre, og de har lukket sine øyne; ellers ville de se med sine øyne, og høre med sine ører, og forstå med sitt hjerte, og bli omvendt, og jeg ville helbrede dem.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For dette folkets hjerte har blitt hardt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og de lukker øynene for ikke å se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  For dette folks hjerte er blitt sløvt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og sine øyne har de lukket; for at de ikke skal se med øynene og høre med ørene og forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  For dette folks hjerte er blitt sløvt, deres ører hører tungt, og de har lukket sine øyne. Slik at de ikke skal se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt; de hører tungt med ørene og har lukket øynene, så de ikke skulle se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For dette folkets hjerte har blitt hardt, ørene deres er døve, og de har lukket øynene for ikke å se med dem, høre med dem og forstå med sitt hjerte, slik at de ikke blir omvendt og helbredet.

• gpt4.5-preview

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og øynene har de lukket igjen, så de ikke skal se med øynene og høre med ørene, og forstå med hjertet, vende om og bli helbredet av meg.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og øynene har de lukket igjen, så de ikke skal se med øynene og høre med ørene, og forstå med hjertet, vende om og bli helbredet av meg.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, og de hører tungt med ørene og lukker øynene. For at de ikke skal se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, og jeg få helbrede dem.'

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  For hjertet til dette folket er blitt fett, med ørene hørte de tungt, og sine øyne lukket de; så de ikke skulle se med sine øyne og høre med sine ører og forstå med sitt hjerte og omvende seg, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi dette Folks Hjerte er blevet forhærdet, og de høre besværligen med Ørene, og tillukke deres Øine, at de ikke skulle komme til at see med Øinene, og høre med Ørene, og forstaae med Hjertet og omvende sig, at jeg maatte helbrede dem.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For dette folkes hjerte er blitt hardt, og de hører tungt med ørene og har lukket igjen øynene, for at de ikke skal se med øynene, høre med ørene, forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For this people's heart has become 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.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For this people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For dette folks hjerte har blitt sløvet, deres ører er tunge å høre med, og de har lukket øynene sine; så de ikke ser med øynene sine, hører med ørene sine, forstår med hjertet, og vender om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.'

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, og med ørene hører de tungt, og øynene har de lukket, for at de ikke skal se med øynene og høre med ørene og forstå med hjertet og vende om, så jeg kan helbrede dem.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt hardt, deres ører er tunghørte, og deres øyne har de lukket, for at de ikke skulle se med øynene, høre med ørene og forstå med hjertet og omvende seg, så jeg kunne helbrede dem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For dette folkets hjerte er blitt sløvt, de hører tungt med ørene, og øynene har de lukket til. Slik skal de ikke se med øynene eller høre med ørene, og forstå med hjertet, så jeg skulle omvende dem og helbrede dem.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For this peoples hertes are wexed grosse and their eares were dull of herynge and their eyes have they closed lest they shulde se with their eyes and heare with their eares and shuld vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld tourne that I myght heale them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For ye hert of this people is waxed grosse, & their eares are thick of hearige, & their eyes haue they closed, lest they shulde once se wt ye eyes, & heare wt the eares, & vnderstode wt the hert, & turne, that I might heale them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For this peoples heart is waxed fat, & their eares are dull of hearing, and with their eyes they haue winked, lest they should see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, & should vnderstand with their hearts, & should returne, that I might heale them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For this peoples heart is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearyng, and their eyes haue they closed: lest at any tyme they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and shoulde vnderstande with their heart, & shoulde conuert, that I myght heale them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹For this people's heart is waxed gross, and› [their] ‹ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with› [their] ‹eyes, and hear with› [their] ‹ears, and should understand with› [their] ‹heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For this people's heart has grown callous, Their ears are dull of hearing, They have closed their eyes; Or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their heart, And should turn again; And I would heal them.'

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  for made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they might see with the eyes, and with the ears might hear, and with the heart understand, and turn back, and I might heal them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.

• World English Bible (2000)

  for this people's heart has grown callous, their ears are dull of hearing, they have closed their eyes; or else perhaps they might perceive with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their heart, and should turn again; and I would heal them.'

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the heart of this people has become dull; they are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes, so that they would not see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their hearts and turn, and I would heal them.’

Referenced Verses

• John 8:43-44 : 43 Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. 44 You are from your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Zech 7:11 : 11 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder. They stopped their ears so they would not hear.
• Heb 5:11 : 11 We have much to say about this, but it is hard to explain because you have become dull in hearing.
• Ps 119:70 : 70 Their heart is dull like fat, but I delight in Your law.
• Isa 6:10 : 10 Make the hearts of this people dull, their ears heavy, and their eyes blind; otherwise, they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn back and be healed."
• 2 Tim 4:4 : 4 They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.
• Isa 29:10-12 : 10 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes—the prophets; He has covered your heads—the seers. 11 The entire vision is to you like the words of a sealed book. If it is given to one who can read and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they respond, 'I cannot, for it is sealed.' 12 Or if the book is handed to someone who cannot read, and they are told, 'Read this, please,' they answer, 'I do not know how to read.'
• Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has led him astray, and he cannot save himself or say, 'Isn't there a lie in my right hand?'
• Isa 57:18 : 18 I have seen their ways, but I will heal them; I will guide them and restore comfort to them and to those who mourn for them.
• Jer 3:22 : 22 Return, you backsliding children, and I will heal your waywardness. 'Here we are,' they reply, 'for you are the LORD our God.'
• Jer 17:14 : 14 Heal me, O LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.
• Jer 33:6 : 6 But I will bring it health and healing, I will heal them and reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth.
• Hos 14:4 : 4 Assyria cannot save us; we will not ride on horses. We will no longer call what we have made with our hands 'our gods.' In you the orphan finds mercy.
• Heb 6:4-6 : 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6 if they fall away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God again for themselves and subjecting Him to public disgrace.
• Rev 22:2 : 2 In the middle of the city’s street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, producing twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.
• Mark 4:12 : 12 "So that, 'Though they see, they may see and not perceive; and though they hear, they may hear and not understand; otherwise they might turn back and be forgiven.'
• Acts 3:19 : 19 Repent, therefore, and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped away.
• Acts 7:57 : 57 At this they covered their ears and, shouting at the top of their voices, they all rushed at him.
• 2 Thess 2:10-11 : 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie,
• 2 Tim 2:25-26 : 25 Gently instruct those who oppose you, in the hope that God might grant them repentance, leading them to a knowledge of the truth. 26 Then they may come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.