You will listen and listen,
but never understand;
you will look and look,
but never perceive.^(A)
15 For this people’s heart has grown callous;
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears, and
understand with their hearts,
and turn back –
and I would heal them.^[a](B)

they may indeed look,
and yet not perceive;
they may indeed listen,
and yet not understand;^(A)
otherwise, they might turn back
and be forgiven.’^[a](B)[b]

Looking they may not see,
and hearing they may not understand.^[a](B)

⁴⁰ He has blinded^(A) their eyes
and hardened their hearts,^(B)
so that they would not see with their eyes
or understand with their hearts,
and turn,^(C)
and I would heal them.^[a](D)

Go to these people and say:
You will always be listening,
but never understanding;
and you will always be looking,
but never perceiving.
²⁷ For the hearts of these people
have grown callous,
their ears are hard of hearing,
and they have shut their eyes;
otherwise they might see with their eyes
and hear with their ears,
understand with their heart
and turn,
and I would heal them.^[a](A)