FOR THE HEARTOF THISPEOPLEHAS BECOME DULL,AND WITH THEIR EARSTHEY SCARCELYHEAR,AND THEY HAVE CLOSEDTHEIR EYES;OTHERWISETHEY MIGHT SEEWITH THEIR EYES,AND HEARWITH THEIR EARS,AND UNDERSTANDWITH THEIR HEARTAND RETURN,AND I WOULD HEALTHEM."'
Their heartis coveredwith fat,[But] I delightin Your law.
"Renderthe heartsof thispeopleinsensitive,Their earsdull,And their eyesdim,Otherwisethey might seewith their eyes,Hearwith their ears,Understandwith their hearts,And returnand be healed."
"In their case the prophecyof Isaiahis being fulfilled,which says,YOU WILL KEEPON HEARING,BUT WILL NOT UNDERSTAND;YOU WILL KEEPON SEEING,BUT WILL NOT PERCEIVE;
FOR THE HEARTOF THISPEOPLEHAS BECOME DULL,WITH THEIR EARSTHEY SCARCELYHEAR,AND THEY HAVE CLOSEDTHEIR EYES,OTHERWISETHEY WOULD SEEWITH THEIR EYES,HEARWITH THEIR EARS,AND UNDERSTANDWITH THEIR HEARTAND RETURN,AND I WOULD HEALTHEM.'
"Yet to thisdaythe LORDhas not givenyou a heartto know,noreyesto see,norearsto hear.