Isaiah 6:8-11

8Then I heard the 1voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?” Then 2I said, “Here am I. Send me!” 9He said, “Go, and tell this people: ‘Keep on 3listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.’104Render the hearts of this people 56insensitive, Their ears 7dull, And their eyes 8dim, 9Otherwise they might see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.” 11Then I said, “Lord, 10how long?” And He answered, “Until 11cities are devastated and without inhabitant, Houses are without people And the land is utterly desolate,