Isaiah 6:10
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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 convert, and be healed.Make 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.”
In other translations
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 convert, and be healed.Make 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.”
Hebrew words
הַשְׁמֵןhashmenmake fatH8080לֵב־lev-[the] heart ofH3820הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088וְאָזְנָיוve'azenavand ears itsH241הַכְבֵּדhakhbedmake heavyH3513וְעֵינָיוve'einavand eyes itsH5869הָשַׁעhasha'seal overH8173פֶּן־pen-lestH6435יִרְאֶהyir'ehit should seeH7200בְעֵינָיוve'einavwith eyes itsH5869וּבְאָזְנָיוuve'azenavand with ears itsH241יִשְׁמָעyishma'it will hearH8085וּלְבָבוֹulevavoand heart itsH3824יָבִיןyavinit will understandH995וָשָׁבvashavand it will returnH7725וְרָפָאverafa'and someone will healH7495לוֹ׃lo<to> it
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