Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 6:8-11
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.’110Make 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.2”
11Then I asked:
“How long, O Lord?”
And He replied:
“Until the cities lie ruinedand without inhabitant,until the houses are left unoccupiedand the land is desolate and ravaged,
Notes
- 1. Isaiah 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, Mark 4:12, Luke 8:10, and Acts 28:26 ↩
- 2. Isaiah 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, Mark 4:12, John 12:40, and Acts 28:27 ↩
Commentaries on Isaiah 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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