9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.


In Context

6 Then flew one of the seraphim unto me, having a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with the tongs from off the altar:

7 and he touched my mouth with it, and said, Lo, this hath touched thy lips; and thine iniquity is taken away, and thy sin purged.

8 And I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then I said, Here am I; send me.

9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

10 Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.

11 Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,

Isaiah 6:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

6:9He said, "Go and tell this people: " 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

6:9And he said: Go, and thou shalt say to this people: Hearing, hear, and understand not: and see the vision, and know it not.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

6:9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:9And he said, Go; and thou shalt say unto this people, Hearing ye shall hear and shall not understand, and seeing ye shall see and shall not perceive.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

6:9He said, |Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

6:9And 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

6:9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear you indeed, but understand not; and see you indeed, but perceive not.