Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He said, “Go, and tell this people:
‘Keep on
Keep on looking, but do not understand.’
King James Version
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Holman Bible
And He replied:
Keep listening, but do not understand;
keep looking, but do not perceive.
International Standard Version
"Go!" he responded. "Tell this people: ""Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'
A Conservative Version
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but do not understand, and see ye indeed, but do not perceive.
American Standard Version
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Amplified
And He said, “Go, and tell this people:
Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.’
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And he said, Go; and thou shalt say unto this people, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive.
Julia Smith Translation
And he will say, Go, and say to this people, Hearing, hear ye, and ye shall not understand; and seeing, see ye, and ye shall not know.
King James 2000
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he said, "Go and say to this people, 'Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!'
Modern King James verseion
And He said, Go, and tell this people, You hear indeed, but do not understand; and seeing you see, but do not know.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And so he said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Ye shall hear indeed, but ye shall not understand; ye shall plainly see, and not perceive.
NET Bible
He said, "Go and tell these people: 'Listen continually, but don't understand! Look continually, but don't perceive!'
New Heart English Bible
He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but do not understand; and you see indeed, but do not perceive.'
The Emphasized Bible
Then said be - Go and say unto this people, - Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:
Webster
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
World English Bible
He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Themes
The call of God » Rejection of, leads to » Judicial blindness
Holy spirit » As jehovah of hosts
Prophecy » Miscellaneous, fulfilled » Spiritual blindness of the jewish leaders predicted
Prophets » Extraordinary » Specially raised up on occasions of emergency
Interlinear
Yalak
Shama`
Shama`
ראה
Ra'ah
see, look, behold, shew, appear, consider, seer, spy, respect, perceive, provide, regard, enjoy, lo, foreseeth, heed,
Usage: 1308
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 6:9
Prayers for Isaiah 6:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
Isaiah's Commission
8
Then I heard the
‘Keep on
Keep on looking, but do not understand.’
Their ears
And their eyes
Hear with their ears,
Understand with their hearts,
And return and be healed.”
Phrases
Cross References
Mark 4:12
Luke 8:10
And He said,
Matthew 13:14-15
Romans 11:8
just as it is written,
“
Eyes to see not and ears to hear not,
Down to this very day.”
Isaiah 43:8
And the deaf, even though they have ears.
John 12:40
“
Acts 28:26-27
saying,
‘
“
And
Exodus 32:7-10
Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Go
Isaiah 29:13
Then the Lord said,
“Because
And honor Me with their
But they remove their hearts far from Me,
And their
Isaiah 30:8-11
And inscribe it on a scroll,
That it may
Isaiah 44:18-20
They do not
Jeremiah 15:1-2
Then the Lord said to me, “Even
Hosea 1:9
And