Isaiah 6:10

Isaiah 6:10 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

10Make the heart of this people calloused;

make their ears dull

and close their eyes.6:9,10 Hebrew; Septuagint ‘You will be ever hearing, but never understanding; / you will be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / 10 This people’s heart has become calloused; / 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 be healed.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

10“Make the hearts of this people 6:10 Lit fatinsensitive,

Their ears 6:10 Lit heavydull,

And their eyes 6:10 Lit sealed overblind,

So that they will not see with their eyes,

Hear with their ears,

Understand with their hearts,

And return and be healed.”

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

10Render the hearts of this people insensitive,

Their ears dull,

And their eyes dim,

Otherwise they might see with their eyes,

Hear with their ears,

Understand with their hearts,

And return and be healed.”

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

10“Make the heart of this people insensitive,

Their ears dull,

And their eyes dim,

Otherwise they might see with their eyes,

Hear with their ears,

Understand with their hearts,

And return and be healed.”

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

10Make 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.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”

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

10Make the hearts of these people stubborn.

Plug up their ears.

Close their eyes.

Otherwise they might see with their eyes.

They might hear with their ears.

They might understand with their hearts.

And they might turn to me and be healed.”

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