Isaiah 6:9

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

And He said, "Go, and say to this people: ‘Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.’

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And He said, Go and tell this people, You hear indeed, but do not understand; and you see indeed, but do not perceive.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said,{H559} Go,{H3212} and tell{H559} this people,{H5971} Hear{H8085} ye indeed,{H8085} but understand{H995} not; and see{H7200} ye indeed,{H7200} but perceive{H3045} not.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And he said{H559}{(H8799)}, Go{H3212}{(H8798)}, and tell{H559}{(H8804)} this people{H5971}, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} ye indeed{H8085}{(H8800)}, but understand{H995}{(H8799)} not; and see{H7200}{(H8798)} ye indeed{H7200}{(H8800)}, but perceive{H3045}{(H8799)} not.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And so he sayde: go, and tel this people: ye shall heare in dede, but ye shal not vnderstonde, ye shal planely se, and not perceaue.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And he sayd, Goe, and say vnto this people, Ye shall heare in deede, but ye shall not vnderstand: ye shall plainely see, and not perceiue.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And he sayd, Go and tell this people: Heare in deede, yet vnderstande not, ye shall playnely see, and yet perceaue not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, But don't understand; And you see indeed, But don't perceive.'

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’

Referenced Verses

  • Matt 13:14-15 : 14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.' 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.
  • Luke 8:10 : 10 And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’
  • 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.'
  • John 12:40 : 40 "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they would not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them."
  • Isa 29:13 : 13 The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their reverence for me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.'
  • Isa 43:8 : 8 Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears.
  • Rom 11:8 : 8 As it is written: "God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see and ears that could not hear, to this very day."
  • Acts 28:26-27 : 26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."' 27 For this people's heart has grown calloused; 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.'
  • Isa 44:18-20 : 18 They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand. 19 No one considers in his heart, no one has the knowledge or insight to say, 'Half of it I burned in the fire; I also baked bread on its coals, roasted meat, and ate. Now, should I make an abomination of the rest? Should I bow down to a block of wood?' 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 30:8-9 : 8 Now go, write it on a tablet before them and inscribe it in a book, so it will stand as a witness forever and ever. 9 These are a rebellious people, deceitful children, unwilling to listen to the LORD's instruction. 10 They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.' 11 'Leave the way, turn aside from the path, and stop confronting us with the Holy One of Israel!'
  • Exod 32:7-9 : 7 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have corrupted themselves." 8 They have turned aside quickly from the way I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.' 9 The LORD also said to Moses, "I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people." 10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."
  • Jer 15:1-2 : 1 Then the LORD said to me: 'Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before Me, My heart would not go out to these people. Send them away from My presence and let them go.' 2 And if they ask you, 'Where should we go?' tell them, 'This is what the LORD says: Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for famine, to famine; and those for captivity, to captivity.'
  • Hos 1:9 : 9 Then the LORD said, "Call him Lo-Ammi (Not My People), for you are not my people, and I am not your God."

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Acts 28:26-27
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    88%

    26 'Go to this people and say, "You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive."'

    27 For this people's heart has grown calloused; 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.'

  • Isa 6:10
    86%

    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."

  • Matt 13:13-16
    4 verses
    83%

    13 That is why I speak to them in parables, because although they see, they do not see; and although they hear, they do not hear or understand.

    14 In them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah that says: 'You will indeed hear but never understand; you will indeed see but never perceive.'

    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.

    16 But blessed are your eyes, because they see, and your ears, because they hear.

  • Jer 5:20-21
    2 verses
    79%

    20 Declare this to the house of Jacob and proclaim it in Judah, saying:

    21 Hear this, you foolish and senseless people, who have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear.

  • Isa 6:8
    78%

    8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send? And who will go for Us?" And I said, "Here I am. Send me!"

  • Mark 4:12-13
    2 verses
    78%

    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.'

    13 He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

  • Ezek 3:4-6
    3 verses
    77%

    4 Then he said to me, "Son of man, go to the house of Israel and speak my words to them."

    5 For you are not being sent to a people with an obscure language or a difficult tongue, but to the house of Israel.

    6 You are not sent to many peoples with unintelligible speech or difficult tongues whose words you cannot understand. Surely, if I had sent you to them, they would have listened to you.

  • Isa 42:18
    77%

    18 Hear, you deaf! Look, you blind, that you may see!

  • Jer 6:10
    76%

    10 To whom can I speak and give warning so they will listen? Their ears are closed, and they cannot pay attention. The word of the Lord is offensive to them; they take no pleasure in it.

  • Isa 42:20
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    20 You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; your ears are open, but you do not listen.

  • Mark 8:17-18
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    17 Aware of this, Jesus said to them, 'Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? Do you still not understand or comprehend? Are your hearts hardened?'

    18 Do you have eyes and not see, and ears and not hear? And do you not remember?

  • John 12:39-40
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    76%

    39 This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:

    40 "He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they would not see with their eyes or understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them."

  • John 10:6
    74%

    6 Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.

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    74%

    18 They have no knowledge or understanding; their eyes are plastered over so they cannot see, and their hearts so they cannot understand.

  • Jer 6:17-18
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    17 I appointed watchmen over you and said, 'Listen to the sound of the trumpet!' But they said, 'We will not listen.'

    18 Therefore hear, O nations; observe, O congregation, what is among them!

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    21 Then he said to them, 'Do you still not understand?'

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    11 Go to the exiles, to your people, and speak to them. Say to them, 'This is what the Lord GOD says,' whether they listen or refuse to listen.

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    9 Let anyone who has ears listen.

  • Isa 29:10-13
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    73%

    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.'

    13 The Lord says: 'These people come near to me with their mouths and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their reverence for me is based on merely human rules they have been taught.'

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    73%

    4 I led you for forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes did not wear out on you, and your sandals did not wear out on your feet.

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    73%

    10 Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen and understand:

  • Matt 11:15
    73%

    15 He who has ears, let him hear.

  • Isa 21:6
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    6 For this is what the Lord said to me: 'Go, station a watchman, and let him report what he sees.'

  • Mark 4:9
    72%

    9 Then Jesus said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear."

  • Jer 7:27
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    27 When you speak all these words to them, they will not listen to you; when you call to them, they will not answer you.

  • Jer 11:6
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    6 The LORD said to me, ‘Proclaim all these words in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, saying: Listen to the words of this covenant and do them.’

  • Matt 10:6
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    6 Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

  • Luke 8:10
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    10 And He said, "The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to others, I speak in parables so that, ‘Though seeing, they may not see; though hearing, they may not understand.’

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    6 They have ears but cannot hear, noses but cannot smell.

  • Isa 43:8
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    8 Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears.

  • Jer 1:7
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    7 But the LORD said to me, 'Do not say, “I am too young.” You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you.'

  • Matt 15:16
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    16 Jesus replied, “Are you still without understanding?”

  • Luke 9:45
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    45 But they did not understand what this meant; it was hidden from them so that they could not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it.

  • Mark 7:16
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    16 If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

  • Isa 28:12
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    12 To whom He said, 'This is the place of rest—give rest to the weary; this is the place of repose’—but they would not listen.

  • Isa 30:10
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    10 They say to the seers, 'See no more visions!' and to the prophets, 'Give us no more visions of what is right! Tell us pleasant things, prophesy illusions.'