Mark 4:12 so that they may indeed look, and yet not perceive; they may indeed listen, and yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back and be forgiven.”

4:12 CSB

Parallel Verses

Christian Standard Bible - so that they may indeed look, and yet not perceive; they may indeed listen, and yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back and be forgiven.”
新标点和合本 - 叫他们看是看见，却不晓得；听是听见，却不明白；恐怕他们回转过来，就得赦免。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 要他们看了又看，却看不清，听了又听，却不明白，免得他们回转过来，获得赦免。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 要他们看了又看，却看不清，听了又听，却不明白，免得他们回转过来，获得赦免。”
当代译本 - 使他们‘看了又看，却不领悟；听了又听，却不明白，免得他们回心转意，得到赦免。’ ”
圣经新译本 - 叫他们 ‘看是看见了，却不领悟，听是听见了，却不明白，免得他们回转过来，得到赦免。’”
中文标准译本 - 这是为要使 ‘他们看了又看，却不明白，听了又听，却不领悟，免得他们回转过来，就被赦免。’ ”
现代标点和合本 - 叫 ‘他们看是看见，却不晓得，听是听见，却不明白；恐怕他们回转过来，就得赦免’。”
和合本（拼音版） - 叫他们 “看是看见，却不晓得；听是听见，却不明白。恐怕他们回转过来，就得赦免。”
New International Version - so that, “ ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’ ”
New International Reader's Version - In that way, “ ‘They will see but never know what they are seeing. They will hear but never understand. Otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’ ” ( Isaiah 6:9 , 10 )
English Standard Version - so that “‘they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.’”
New Living Translation - so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.’ ”
New American Standard Bible - so that while seeing they may see, and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear, and not understand, otherwise they might return and it would be forgiven them.”
New King James Version - so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven them.’ ”
Amplified Bible - so that they will continually look but not see, and they will continually hear but not understand, otherwise they might turn [from their rejection of the truth] and be forgiven.”
American Standard Version - that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.
King James Version - That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
New English Translation - so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”
World English Bible - that ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
新標點和合本 - 叫他們看是看見，卻不曉得；聽是聽見，卻不明白；恐怕他們回轉過來，就得赦免。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 要他們看了又看，卻看不清，聽了又聽，卻不明白，免得他們回轉過來，獲得赦免。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 要他們看了又看，卻看不清，聽了又聽，卻不明白，免得他們回轉過來，獲得赦免。」
當代譯本 - 使他們『看了又看，卻不領悟；聽了又聽，卻不明白，免得他們回心轉意，得到赦免。』」
聖經新譯本 - 叫他們 ‘看是看見了，卻不領悟，聽是聽見了，卻不明白，免得他們回轉過來，得到赦免。’”
呂振中譯本 - 使「他們看了又看，卻看不見；聽了又聽，卻不曉悟；免得他們回轉過來，而得赦免！」』
中文標準譯本 - 這是為要使『他們看了又看，卻不明白，聽了又聽，卻不領悟，免得他們回轉過來，就被赦免。』」
現代標點和合本 - 叫『他們看是看見，卻不曉得，聽是聽見，卻不明白；恐怕他們回轉過來，就得赦免』。」
文理和合譯本 - 俾其視而不明、聽而不悟、恐其轉移而獲赦也、
文理委辦譯本 - 故彼目視而不明、耳聞而不悟、不克遷改而得罪赦、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 使其視而不明、聞而不悟、免其悔改、而罪得赦、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 若輩蓋所謂視而不見、聽而不悟、惟恐其幡然回頭而見赦者耳。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - para que »“por mucho que vean, no perciban; y por mucho que oigan, no entiendan; no sea que se conviertan y sean perdonados”.
현대인의 성경 - 이것은 그들이 보아도 알지 못하고 들어도 깨닫지 못하게 하여 그들이 돌이켜 용서받지 못하도록 하기 위해서이다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - чтобы «они смотрели, но не увидели, и слушали, но не поняли; чтобы они не обратились и не были бы прощены» .
Восточный перевод - чтобы «они смотрели, но не увидели, и слушали, но не поняли; чтобы они не обратились, и не были бы прощены» .
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - чтобы «они смотрели, но не увидели, и слушали, но не поняли; чтобы они не обратились, и не были бы прощены» .
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - чтобы «они смотрели, но не увидели, и слушали, но не поняли; чтобы они не обратились, и не были бы прощены» .
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - afin que : Lorsqu’ils voient de leurs propres yeux, ils ne saisissent pas ; quand ils entendent de leurs propres oreilles, ils ne comprennent pas ; de peur qu’ils reviennent à Dieu et reçoivent le pardon de leurs fautes .
リビングバイブル - 預言者イザヤが言ったように、『彼らは見もし、聞きもするが、悔い改めて神に立ち返り、その罪を赦していただくことはない』（イザヤ6・9）のです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἵνα βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν, καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσιν καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν, μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἵνα βλέποντες, βλέπωσι καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν; καὶ ἀκούοντες, ἀκούωσι καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν; μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς.
Nova Versão Internacional - a fim de que, “ ‘ainda que vejam, não percebam; ainda que ouçam, não entendam; de outro modo, poderiam converter-se e ser perdoados!’ ”
Hoffnung für alle - Denn ›sie sollen sehen, aber doch nichts erkennen; sie sollen hören, aber doch nichts verstehen. Sonst würden sie zu Gott umkehren, und ihre Sünde würde ihnen vergeben.‹ « ( Matthäus 13,18‒23 ; Lukas 8,11‒15 )
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - đúng như Thánh Kinh đã chép: ‘Họ thấy những điều Ta làm, nhưng họ sẽ chẳng học được gì. Họ nghe những điều Ta nói, nhưng họ sẽ không hiểu. Vì nếu hiểu, họ sẽ quay về với Ta để được tha tội.’ ”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพื่อว่า “ ‘พวกเขาจะดูแล้วดูเล่าแต่จะไม่มีวันประจักษ์ และจะฟังแล้วฟังเล่าแต่จะไม่มีวันเข้าใจ มิฉะนั้นแล้วเขาจะหันกลับมาและได้รับการอภัย!’ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อว่า ‘พวกเขาจะมองดูเรื่อยไป แต่ไม่มีวันที่จะมองเห็น และจะได้ยินเรื่อยไป แต่ไม่มีวันที่จะเข้าใจ มิฉะนั้นแล้วพวกเขาจะหันกลับมา และได้รับการยกโทษ’”

Cross Reference

Acts 3:19 - Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,
Ezekiel 18:27 - But if a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
Ezekiel 18:28 - He will certainly live because he thought it over and turned from all the transgressions he had committed; he will not die.
Ezekiel 18:29 - But the house of Israel says, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair.’ Is it my ways that are unfair, house of Israel? Instead, isn’t it your ways that are unfair?
Ezekiel 18:30 - “Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Repent and turn from all your rebellious acts, so they will not become a sinful stumbling block to you.
Ezekiel 18:31 - Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
Ezekiel 18:32 - For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “So repent and live!
Acts 28:25 - Disagreeing among themselves, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
Acts 28:26 - when he said, Go to these people and say: You will always be listening, but never understanding; and you will always be looking, but never perceiving.
Acts 28:27 - For the hearts of these people have grown callous, their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.
Jeremiah 31:18 - I have surely heard Ephraim moaning, “You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined like an untrained calf. Take me back, so that I can return, for you, Lord, are my God.
Jeremiah 31:19 - After my return, I felt regret; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”
Jeremiah 31:20 - Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to me, a delightful child? Whenever I speak against him, I certainly still think about him. Therefore, my inner being yearns for him; I will truly have compassion on him. This is the Lord’s declaration.
Ezekiel 12:2 - “Son of man, you are living among a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
Hebrews 6:6 - and who have fallen away. This is because, to their own harm, they are recrucifying the Son of God and holding him up to contempt.
Romans 11:8 - as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that cannot see and ears that cannot hear, to this day.
Romans 11:9 - And David says, Let their table become a snare and a trap, a pitfall and a retribution to them.
Romans 11:10 - Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and their backs be bent continually.
2 Timothy 2:25 - instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.
Luke 8:10 - So he said, “The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so that Looking they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
John 12:37 - Even though he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him.
John 12:38 - This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said: Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
John 12:39 - This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:
John 12:40 - 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 12:41 - Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke about him.
Deuteronomy 29:4 - Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
Matthew 13:14 - Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, but never understand; you will look and look, but never perceive.
Matthew 13:15 - For this people’s heart has grown callous; their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn back — and I would heal them.
Jeremiah 5:21 - Hear this, you foolish and senseless people. They have eyes, but they don’t see. They have ears, but they don’t hear.
Isaiah 44:18 - Such people do not comprehend and cannot understand, for he has shut their eyes so they cannot see, and their minds so they cannot understand.
Isaiah 6:9 - And he replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.
Isaiah 6:10 - Make the minds of these people dull; deafen their ears and blind their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their minds, turn back, and be healed.

Parallel Verses

Cross Reference

Christian Standard Bible - so that they may indeed look, and yet not perceive; they may indeed listen, and yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back and be forgiven.”
新标点和合本 - 叫他们看是看见，却不晓得；听是听见，却不明白；恐怕他们回转过来，就得赦免。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 要他们看了又看，却看不清，听了又听，却不明白，免得他们回转过来，获得赦免。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 要他们看了又看，却看不清，听了又听，却不明白，免得他们回转过来，获得赦免。”
当代译本 - 使他们‘看了又看，却不领悟；听了又听，却不明白，免得他们回心转意，得到赦免。’ ”
圣经新译本 - 叫他们 ‘看是看见了，却不领悟，听是听见了，却不明白，免得他们回转过来，得到赦免。’”
中文标准译本 - 这是为要使 ‘他们看了又看，却不明白，听了又听，却不领悟，免得他们回转过来，就被赦免。’ ”
现代标点和合本 - 叫 ‘他们看是看见，却不晓得，听是听见，却不明白；恐怕他们回转过来，就得赦免’。”
和合本（拼音版） - 叫他们 “看是看见，却不晓得；听是听见，却不明白。恐怕他们回转过来，就得赦免。”
New International Version - so that, “ ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’ ”
New International Reader's Version - In that way, “ ‘They will see but never know what they are seeing. They will hear but never understand. Otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!’ ” ( Isaiah 6:9 , 10 )
English Standard Version - so that “‘they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand, lest they should turn and be forgiven.’”
New Living Translation - so that the Scriptures might be fulfilled: ‘When they see what I do, they will learn nothing. When they hear what I say, they will not understand. Otherwise, they will turn to me and be forgiven.’ ”
New American Standard Bible - so that while seeing they may see, and not perceive, and while hearing, they may hear, and not understand, otherwise they might return and it would be forgiven them.”
New King James Version - so that ‘Seeing they may see and not perceive, And hearing they may hear and not understand; Lest they should turn, And their sins be forgiven them.’ ”
Amplified Bible - so that they will continually look but not see, and they will continually hear but not understand, otherwise they might turn [from their rejection of the truth] and be forgiven.”
American Standard Version - that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.
King James Version - That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.
New English Translation - so that although they look they may look but not see, and although they hear they may hear but not understand, so they may not repent and be forgiven.”
World English Bible - that ‘seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest perhaps they should turn again, and their sins should be forgiven them.’”
新標點和合本 - 叫他們看是看見，卻不曉得；聽是聽見，卻不明白；恐怕他們回轉過來，就得赦免。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 要他們看了又看，卻看不清，聽了又聽，卻不明白，免得他們回轉過來，獲得赦免。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 要他們看了又看，卻看不清，聽了又聽，卻不明白，免得他們回轉過來，獲得赦免。」
當代譯本 - 使他們『看了又看，卻不領悟；聽了又聽，卻不明白，免得他們回心轉意，得到赦免。』」
聖經新譯本 - 叫他們 ‘看是看見了，卻不領悟，聽是聽見了，卻不明白，免得他們回轉過來，得到赦免。’”
呂振中譯本 - 使「他們看了又看，卻看不見；聽了又聽，卻不曉悟；免得他們回轉過來，而得赦免！」』
中文標準譯本 - 這是為要使『他們看了又看，卻不明白，聽了又聽，卻不領悟，免得他們回轉過來，就被赦免。』」
現代標點和合本 - 叫『他們看是看見，卻不曉得，聽是聽見，卻不明白；恐怕他們回轉過來，就得赦免』。」
文理和合譯本 - 俾其視而不明、聽而不悟、恐其轉移而獲赦也、
文理委辦譯本 - 故彼目視而不明、耳聞而不悟、不克遷改而得罪赦、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 使其視而不明、聞而不悟、免其悔改、而罪得赦、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 若輩蓋所謂視而不見、聽而不悟、惟恐其幡然回頭而見赦者耳。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - para que »“por mucho que vean, no perciban; y por mucho que oigan, no entiendan; no sea que se conviertan y sean perdonados”.
현대인의 성경 - 이것은 그들이 보아도 알지 못하고 들어도 깨닫지 못하게 하여 그들이 돌이켜 용서받지 못하도록 하기 위해서이다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - чтобы «они смотрели, но не увидели, и слушали, но не поняли; чтобы они не обратились и не были бы прощены» .
Восточный перевод - чтобы «они смотрели, но не увидели, и слушали, но не поняли; чтобы они не обратились, и не были бы прощены» .
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - чтобы «они смотрели, но не увидели, и слушали, но не поняли; чтобы они не обратились, и не были бы прощены» .
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - чтобы «они смотрели, но не увидели, и слушали, но не поняли; чтобы они не обратились, и не были бы прощены» .
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - afin que : Lorsqu’ils voient de leurs propres yeux, ils ne saisissent pas ; quand ils entendent de leurs propres oreilles, ils ne comprennent pas ; de peur qu’ils reviennent à Dieu et reçoivent le pardon de leurs fautes .
リビングバイブル - 預言者イザヤが言ったように、『彼らは見もし、聞きもするが、悔い改めて神に立ち返り、その罪を赦していただくことはない』（イザヤ6・9）のです。
Nestle Aland 28 - ἵνα βλέποντες βλέπωσιν καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν, καὶ ἀκούοντες ἀκούωσιν καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν, μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἵνα βλέποντες, βλέπωσι καὶ μὴ ἴδωσιν; καὶ ἀκούοντες, ἀκούωσι καὶ μὴ συνιῶσιν; μήποτε ἐπιστρέψωσιν καὶ ἀφεθῇ αὐτοῖς.
Nova Versão Internacional - a fim de que, “ ‘ainda que vejam, não percebam; ainda que ouçam, não entendam; de outro modo, poderiam converter-se e ser perdoados!’ ”
Hoffnung für alle - Denn ›sie sollen sehen, aber doch nichts erkennen; sie sollen hören, aber doch nichts verstehen. Sonst würden sie zu Gott umkehren, und ihre Sünde würde ihnen vergeben.‹ « ( Matthäus 13,18‒23 ; Lukas 8,11‒15 )
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - đúng như Thánh Kinh đã chép: ‘Họ thấy những điều Ta làm, nhưng họ sẽ chẳng học được gì. Họ nghe những điều Ta nói, nhưng họ sẽ không hiểu. Vì nếu hiểu, họ sẽ quay về với Ta để được tha tội.’ ”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - เพื่อว่า “ ‘พวกเขาจะดูแล้วดูเล่าแต่จะไม่มีวันประจักษ์ และจะฟังแล้วฟังเล่าแต่จะไม่มีวันเข้าใจ มิฉะนั้นแล้วเขาจะหันกลับมาและได้รับการอภัย!’ ”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - เพื่อว่า ‘พวกเขาจะมองดูเรื่อยไป แต่ไม่มีวันที่จะมองเห็น และจะได้ยินเรื่อยไป แต่ไม่มีวันที่จะเข้าใจ มิฉะนั้นแล้วพวกเขาจะหันกลับมา และได้รับการยกโทษ’”

Acts 3:19 - Therefore repent and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,
Ezekiel 18:27 - But if a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
Ezekiel 18:28 - He will certainly live because he thought it over and turned from all the transgressions he had committed; he will not die.
Ezekiel 18:29 - But the house of Israel says, ‘The Lord’s way isn’t fair.’ Is it my ways that are unfair, house of Israel? Instead, isn’t it your ways that are unfair?
Ezekiel 18:30 - “Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each one of you according to his ways.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “Repent and turn from all your rebellious acts, so they will not become a sinful stumbling block to you.
Ezekiel 18:31 - Throw off all the transgressions you have committed, and get yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, house of Israel?
Ezekiel 18:32 - For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death.” This is the declaration of the Lord God. “So repent and live!
Acts 28:25 - Disagreeing among themselves, they began to leave after Paul made one statement: “The Holy Spirit was right in saying to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
Acts 28:26 - when he said, Go to these people and say: You will always be listening, but never understanding; and you will always be looking, but never perceiving.
Acts 28:27 - For the hearts of these people have grown callous, their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.
Jeremiah 31:18 - I have surely heard Ephraim moaning, “You disciplined me, and I have been disciplined like an untrained calf. Take me back, so that I can return, for you, Lord, are my God.
Jeremiah 31:19 - After my return, I felt regret; After I was instructed, I struck my thigh in grief. I was ashamed and humiliated because I bore the disgrace of my youth.”
Jeremiah 31:20 - Isn’t Ephraim a precious son to me, a delightful child? Whenever I speak against him, I certainly still think about him. Therefore, my inner being yearns for him; I will truly have compassion on him. This is the Lord’s declaration.
Ezekiel 12:2 - “Son of man, you are living among a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house.
Hebrews 6:6 - and who have fallen away. This is because, to their own harm, they are recrucifying the Son of God and holding him up to contempt.
Romans 11:8 - as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that cannot see and ears that cannot hear, to this day.
Romans 11:9 - And David says, Let their table become a snare and a trap, a pitfall and a retribution to them.
Romans 11:10 - Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see, and their backs be bent continually.
2 Timothy 2:25 - instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance leading them to the knowledge of the truth.
Luke 8:10 - So he said, “The secrets of the kingdom of God have been given for you to know, but to the rest it is in parables, so that Looking they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
John 12:37 - Even though he had performed so many signs in their presence, they did not believe in him.
John 12:38 - This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet, who said: Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?
John 12:39 - This is why they were unable to believe, because Isaiah also said:
John 12:40 - 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 12:41 - Isaiah said these things because he saw his glory and spoke about him.
Deuteronomy 29:4 - Yet to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
Matthew 13:14 - Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says: You will listen and listen, but never understand; you will look and look, but never perceive.
Matthew 13:15 - For this people’s heart has grown callous; their ears are hard of hearing, and they have shut their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn back — and I would heal them.
Jeremiah 5:21 - Hear this, you foolish and senseless people. They have eyes, but they don’t see. They have ears, but they don’t hear.
Isaiah 44:18 - Such people do not comprehend and cannot understand, for he has shut their eyes so they cannot see, and their minds so they cannot understand.
Isaiah 6:9 - And he replied: Go! Say to these people: Keep listening, but do not understand; keep looking, but do not perceive.
Isaiah 6:10 - Make the minds of these people dull; deafen their ears and blind their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their minds, turn back, and be healed.