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Friday, September 19th, 2025
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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THE MESSAGE
Isaiah 6:9
He said, "Go and tell this people: "‘Listen hard, but you aren't going to get it; look hard, but you won't catch on.' Make these people blockheads, with fingers in their ears and blindfolds on their eyes, So they won't see a thing, won't hear a word, So they won't have a clue about what's going on and, yes, so they won't turn around and be made whole."
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Christian Standard Bible®
And he replied:
And he replied:
Hebrew Names Version
He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'
He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'
King James Version
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
English Standard Version
And he said, "Go, and say to this people: "‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'
And he said, "Go, and say to this people: "‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand; keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'
New American Standard Bible
And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do not understand; And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.'
And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do not understand; And keep on looking, but do not gain knowledge.'
New Century Version
Then the Lord said, "Go and tell this to the people: ‘You will listen and listen, but you will not understand. You will look and look, but you will not learn.'
Then the Lord said, "Go and tell this to the people: ‘You will listen and listen, but you will not understand. You will look and look, but you will not learn.'
Amplified Bible
And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do not understand; Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.'
And He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do not understand; Keep on looking, but do not comprehend.'
World English Bible
He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'
He said, "Go, and tell this people, 'You hear indeed, but don't understand; and you see indeed, but don't perceive.'
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he sayd, Goe, and say vnto this people, Ye shall heare in deede, but ye shall not vnderstand: ye shall plainely see, and not perceiue.
And he sayd, Goe, and say vnto this people, Ye shall heare in deede, but ye shall not vnderstand: ye shall plainely see, and not perceiue.
Legacy Standard Bible
He said, "Go, and tell this people:‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;Keep on seeing, but do not know.'
He said, "Go, and tell this people:‘Keep on hearing, but do not understand;Keep on seeing, but do not know.'
Berean Standard Bible
And He replied, "Go and tell this people: 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.'
And He replied, "Go and tell this people: 'Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.'
Contemporary English Version
Then the Lord told me to go and speak this message to the people: "You will listen and listen, but never understand. You will look and look, but never see." The Lord also said,
Then the Lord told me to go and speak this message to the people: "You will listen and listen, but never understand. You will look and look, but never see." The Lord also said,
Complete Jewish Bible
He said, "Go and tell this people: ‘Yes, you hear, but you don't understand. You certainly see, but you don't get the point!'
He said, "Go and tell this people: ‘Yes, you hear, but you don't understand. You certainly see, but you don't get the point!'
Darby Translation
And 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.
And 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.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then the Lord said, "Go and tell the people, ‘Listen closely, but don't understand. Look closely, but don't learn.'
Then the Lord said, "Go and tell the people, ‘Listen closely, but don't understand. Look closely, but don't learn.'
George Lamsa Translation
And he said to me, Go, and tell this people, You can hear indeed, but understand not; and you can see indeed, but do not perceive.
And he said to me, Go, and tell this people, You can hear indeed, but understand not; and you can see indeed, but do not perceive.
Good News Translation
So he told me to go and give the people this message: "No matter how much you listen, you will not understand. No matter how much you look, you will not know what is happening."
So he told me to go and give the people this message: "No matter how much you listen, you will not understand. No matter how much you look, you will not know what is happening."
Lexham English Bible
And he said, "Go and say to this people, ‘Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!'
And he said, "Go and say to this people, ‘Keep on listening and do not comprehend! And keep on looking and do not understand!'
Literal Translation
And He said, Go and say to this people, Hearing you hear, but do not understand; and seeing you see, but do not know.
And He said, Go and say to this people, Hearing you hear, but do not understand; and seeing you see, but do not know.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And so he sayde: go, and tel this people: ye shall heare in dede, but ye shal not vnderstonde, ye shal planely se, and not perceaue.
And so he sayde: go, and tel this people: ye shall heare in dede, but ye shal not vnderstonde, ye shal planely se, and not perceaue.
American Standard Version
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Bible in Basic English
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.
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.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And He said: 'Go, and tell this people: hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
And He said: 'Go, and tell this people: hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
King James Version (1611)
And he sayd, Goe and tell this people; Heare yee indeede, but vnderstand not: and see yee indeed, but perceiue not.
And he sayd, Goe and tell this people; Heare yee indeede, but vnderstand not: and see yee indeed, but perceiue not.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he sayd, Go and tell this people: Heare in deede, yet vnderstande not, ye shall playnely see, and yet perceaue not.
And he sayd, Go and tell this people: Heare in deede, yet vnderstande not, ye shall playnely see, and yet perceaue not.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Ye shall hear indeed, but ye shall not understand; and ye shall see indeed, but ye shall not perceive.
Ye shall hear indeed, but ye shall not understand; and ye shall see indeed, but ye shall not perceive.
English Revised Version
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And he seide, Go thou, and thou schalt seie to this puple, Ye herynge here, and nyle ye vndurstonde; and se ye the profesie, and nyle ye knowe.
And he seide, Go thou, and thou schalt seie to this puple, Ye herynge here, and nyle ye vndurstonde; and se ye the profesie, and nyle ye knowe.
Update Bible Version
And he said, Go, and tell this people, You indeed hear, but don't understand; and you indeed see, but don't perceive.
And he said, Go, and tell this people, You indeed hear, but don't understand; and you indeed see, but don't perceive.
Webster's Bible Translation
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
New English Translation
He said, "Go and tell these people: ‘Listen continually, but don't understand! Look continually, but don't perceive!'
He said, "Go and tell these people: ‘Listen continually, but don't understand! Look continually, but don't perceive!'
New King James Version
And He said, "Go, and tell this people: "Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'
And He said, "Go, and tell this people: "Keep on hearing, but do not understand; Keep on seeing, but do not perceive.'
New Living Translation
And he said, "Yes, go, and say to this people, ‘Listen carefully, but do not understand. Watch closely, but learn nothing.'
And he said, "Yes, go, and say to this people, ‘Listen carefully, but do not understand. Watch closely, but learn nothing.'
New Life Bible
He said, "Go, and tell these people, ‘You hear and hear but do not understand. You look and look but do not see.'
He said, "Go, and tell these people, ‘You hear and hear but do not understand. You look and look but do not see.'
New Revised Standard
And he said, "Go and say to this people: ‘Keep listening, but do not comprehend; keep looking, but do not understand.'
And he said, "Go and say to this people: ‘Keep listening, but do not comprehend; keep looking, but do not understand.'
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then said be - Go and say unto this people, - Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:
Then said be - Go and say unto this people, - Hear on but do not discern, See on but do not perceive:
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he said: Go, and thou shalt say to this people: Hearing, hear, and understand not: and see the vision, and know it not.
And he said: Go, and thou shalt say to this people: Hearing, hear, and understand not: and see the vision, and know it not.
Revised Standard Version
And he said, "Go, and say to this people: 'Hear and hear, but do not understand; see and see, but do not perceive.'
And he said, "Go, and say to this people: 'Hear and hear, but do not understand; see and see, but do not perceive.'
Young's Literal Translation
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 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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.'
He said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Keep on listening, but do not perceive; Keep on looking, but do not understand.'
Contextual Overview
9He said, "Go and tell this people: "‘Listen hard, but you aren't going to get it; look hard, but you won't catch on.' Make these people blockheads, with fingers in their ears and blindfolds on their eyes, So they won't see a thing, won't hear a word, So they won't have a clue about what's going on and, yes, so they won't turn around and be made whole." 11Astonished, I said, "And Master, how long is this to go on?" He said, "Until the cities are emptied out, not a soul left in the cities— Houses empty of people, countryside empty of people. Until I, God , get rid of everyone, sending them off, the land totally empty. And even if some should survive, say a tenth, the devastation will start up again. The country will look like pine and oak forest with every tree cut down— Every tree a stump, a huge field of stumps. But there's a holy seed in those stumps."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Go: Isaiah 29:13, Isaiah 30:8-11, Exodus 32:7-10, Jeremiah 15:1, Jeremiah 15:2, Hosea 1:9
Hear ye: Isaiah 43:8, Isaiah 44:18-20, Matthew 13:14, Matthew 13:15, Mark 4:12, Luke 8:10, John 12:40, Acts 28:26, Acts 28:27, Romans 11:8
indeed: or, without ceasing, Heb. in hearing
indeed: Heb. in seeing.
Reciprocal: Exodus 10:20 - General Deuteronomy 28:28 - General Deuteronomy 29:4 - General Joshua 11:20 - it was 1 Kings 22:23 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 18:19 - Who shall entice Job 12:24 - He taketh Job 33:14 - perceiveth Psalms 69:23 - Their eyes Psalms 119:144 - understanding Isaiah 28:13 - that Isaiah 29:10 - the Lord Isaiah 29:14 - for the wisdom Isaiah 42:19 - Who is blind Isaiah 48:8 - thou heardest Jeremiah 4:22 - For my Jeremiah 5:21 - O foolish Jeremiah 6:10 - their ear Jeremiah 7:27 - hearken Jeremiah 28:8 - prophesied Ezekiel 12:2 - which Zechariah 11:17 - the sword Matthew 15:10 - Hear Mark 3:5 - hardness Mark 7:14 - and understand Mark 8:18 - see Mark 11:33 - We Luke 19:42 - but Luke 20:7 - that John 8:27 - General John 8:43 - ye cannot John 9:39 - might be John 10:6 - they understood not John 12:39 - because John 12:41 - when 2 Corinthians 7:9 - that ye 2 Thessalonians 2:11 - God
Cross-References
Genesis 5:1
This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
This is the family tree of the human race: When God created the human race, he made it godlike, with a nature akin to God. He created both male and female and blessed them, the whole human race.
Genesis 5:24
Enoch walked steadily with God. And then one day he was simply gone: God took him.
Enoch walked steadily with God. And then one day he was simply gone: God took him.
Genesis 6:9
This is the story of Noah: Noah was a good man, a man of integrity in his community. Noah walked with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
This is the story of Noah: Noah was a good man, a man of integrity in his community. Noah walked with God. Noah had three sons: Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Genesis 7:1
Next God said to Noah, "Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.
Next God said to Noah, "Now board the ship, you and all your family—out of everyone in this generation, you're the righteous one.
Genesis 10:1
This is the family tree of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. After the flood, they themselves had sons.
This is the family tree of the sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. After the flood, they themselves had sons.
Genesis 17:1
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, God showed up and said to him, "I am The Strong God, live entirely before me, live to the hilt! I'll make a covenant between us and I'll give you a huge family."
When Abram was ninety-nine years old, God showed up and said to him, "I am The Strong God, live entirely before me, live to the hilt! I'll make a covenant between us and I'll give you a huge family."
1 Kings 3:6
Solomon said, "You were extravagantly generous in love with David my father, and he lived faithfully in your presence, his relationships were just and his heart right. And you have persisted in this great and generous love by giving him—and this very day!—a son to sit on his throne.
Solomon said, "You were extravagantly generous in love with David my father, and he lived faithfully in your presence, his relationships were just and his heart right. And you have persisted in this great and generous love by giving him—and this very day!—a son to sit on his throne.
Job 1:1
Job was a man who lived in Uz. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to God and hated evil with a passion. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was also very wealthy—seven thousand head of sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a huge staff of servants—the most influential man in all the East!
Job was a man who lived in Uz. He was honest inside and out, a man of his word, who was totally devoted to God and hated evil with a passion. He had seven sons and three daughters. He was also very wealthy—seven thousand head of sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred teams of oxen, five hundred donkeys, and a huge staff of servants—the most influential man in all the East!
Job 1:8
God said to Satan, "Have you noticed my friend Job? There's no one quite like him—honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil."
God said to Satan, "Have you noticed my friend Job? There's no one quite like him—honest and true to his word, totally devoted to God and hating evil."
Job 12:4
"I'm ridiculed by my friends: ‘So that's the man who had conversations with God!' Ridiculed without mercy: ‘Look at the man who never did wrong!' It's easy for the well-to-do to point their fingers in blame, for the well-fixed to pour scorn on the strugglers. Crooks reside safely in high-security houses, insolent blasphemers live in luxury; they've bought and paid for a god who'll protect them.
"I'm ridiculed by my friends: ‘So that's the man who had conversations with God!' Ridiculed without mercy: ‘Look at the man who never did wrong!' It's easy for the well-to-do to point their fingers in blame, for the well-fixed to pour scorn on the strugglers. Crooks reside safely in high-security houses, insolent blasphemers live in luxury; they've bought and paid for a god who'll protect them.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he said, go, and tell this people,.... What is and will be their case and condition, as follows:
hear ye indeed; the words of the prophets sent unto them, yea, Christ himself incarnate preaching among them; the great Prophet Moses said should be raised up unto them:
but understand not; neither that he is the Messiah, nor the doctrines delivered by him; which were spoken to them in parables; see
Matthew 13:13:
and see ye indeed: the miracles wrought by him, as raising the dead, cleansing the lepers, restoring sight to the blind, causing the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak:
but perceive not; that he is the Messiah, though all the characteristics pointed at in prophecy are upon him, and such miracles are done by him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
And he said ... - The expressions which follow are those which denote hardness of heart and blindness of mind. They would hear the words of the prophet, but they would not understand him. They were so obstinately bent on iniquity that they would neither believe nor regard him. This shows the spirit with which ministers must deliver the message of God. It is their business to deliver the message, though they should know that it will neither be understood nor believed.
Hear ye indeed - Hebrew ‘In hearing, hear.’ This is a mode of expressing emphasis. This passage is quoted in Matthew 13:14; see thenote at that place.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 6:9. And he said — לי li, to me, two MSS. and the Syriac. Thirteen MSS. have ראה raah, in the regular form.
