Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
Isaiah 6:9 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “ ‘Hear and hear, but do not understand; see and see, but do not perceive.’ More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And He said, Go and tell this people, Hear and hear continually, but understand not; and see and see continually, but do not apprehend with your mind. 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. Common English Bible God said, “Go and say to this people: Listen intently, but don’t understand; look carefully, but don’t comprehend. Catholic Public Domain Version And he said: "Go forth! And you shall say to this people: 'When you listen, you will hear and not understand. And when you see a vision, you will not comprehend.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he said: Go, and thou shalt say to this people: Hearing, hear, and understand not: and see the vision and know it not. |
Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the Lord understand it completely.
Therefore the word of the Lord will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little; that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
For the Lord has poured out upon you a spirit of deep sleep, and has closed your eyes, the prophets, and covered your heads, the seers.
And the Lord said: “Because this people draw near with their mouth and honor me with their lips, while their hearts are far from me, and their fear of me is a commandment of men learned by rote;
therefore, behold, I will again do marvelous things with this people, wonderful and marvelous; and the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hid.”
He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear.
Bring forth the people who are blind, yet have eyes, who are deaf, yet have ears!
“Hear this, O foolish and senseless people, who have eyes, but see not, who have ears, but hear not.
“Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see, but see not, who have ears to hear, but hear not;
And the Lord said, “Call his name Not my people, for you are not my people and I am not your God.”
so that they may indeed see but not perceive, and may indeed hear but not understand; lest they should turn again, and be forgiven.”
he said, “To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of God; but for others they are in parables, so that seeing they may not see, and hearing they may not understand.
“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, lest they should see with their eyes and perceive with their heart, and turn for me to heal them.”
as it is written, “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that should not see and ears that should not hear, down to this very day.”
but to this day the Lord has not given you a mind to understand, or eyes to see, or ears to hear.