Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Nota de Estudo
Study Note
God's commission to Isaiah following his throne-room vision takes an astonishing form: he is sent not to produce conversion but to produce hardening — 'hear ye indeed but understand not; see ye indeed but perceive not.' This commission draws on the ancient Near Eastern theology of divine hardening (cf. Pharaoh in Exodus 4–14) and places Isaiah's ministry within a paradoxical economy where proclamation simultaneously offers and withholds understanding. The verse is the single most cited Old Testament passage in the New Testament with application to unbelief: Matthew 13:14–15, Mark 4:12, Luke 8:10, John 12:40, Acts 28:26–27, and Romans 11:8 all invoke it to explain why Israel did not receive the gospel. Paul's use in Romans 11 is most theologically developed, embedding the hardening within a providential purpose of Gentile inclusion.
Outras Traduções
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
And He saith, `Go, and thou hast said to this people, Hear ye--to hear, and ye do not understand, And see ye--to see, and ye do not know.
And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.
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