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OET (OET-RV)Because these people’s minds have become dull ⇔ and they can barely hear with their ears ⇔ and they shut their eyes, ⇔ just in case their eyes might actually see, ⇔ and their ears might actually hear, ⇔ and they might understand with their minds, ⇔ and turn back to me ⇔ and then I would heal them.
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ULTFor the heart of this people has been thickened, ⇔ and with their ears they have hardly heard, ⇔ and they have shut their eyes, ⇔ lest they might see with their eyes, ⇔ and they might hear with their ears, ⇔ and they might understand with their heart and turn back, ⇔ and I would heal them.’
USTThese people do not understand because they have become stubborn. ⇔ It is as if they have become deaf. ⇔ It is as if they have closed their eyes. ⇔ It is as if they have done this because they do not want to see well, ⇔ and they do not want to hear well, ⇔ and they do not want to understand well. ⇔ If they did pay attention to me and understand what I am telling them, they would stop sinning and live in the right way again. ⇔ If they did that, I would restore them.’
BSBFor this people’s heart has grown callous; ⇔ they hardly hear with their ears, ⇔ and they have closed their eyes. ⇔ Otherwise they might see with their eyes, ⇔ hear with their ears, ⇔ understand with their hearts, ⇔ and turn, and I would heal them.’[fn]
BLBFor the heart of this people has grown dull, and with the ears they barely hear, and they have closed their eyes, lest ever they should see with the eyes, and they should hear with the ears, and they should understand with the heart, and should turn, and I will heal them.'
AICNTFor this people's heart has grown dull, and with their ears they can barely hear, and their eyes they have closed; lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understand with their heart and turn, and I would heal them.’[fn]
OEBFor the mind of this nation has grown dense, ⇔ and their ears are dull of hearing, ⇔ their eyes also have they closed; ⇔ otherwise some day they might see with their eyes, ⇔ and with their ears they might hear, ⇔ and in their mind they might understand, and might turn – ⇔ and I might heal them.
WEBBEFor this people’s heart has grown callous. ⇔ Their ears are dull of hearing. ⇔ Their eyes they have closed. ⇔ Lest they should see with their eyes, ⇔ hear with their ears, ⇔ understand with their heart, ⇔ and would turn again, ⇔ then I would heal them.’
NET For the heart of this people has become dull, ⇔ and their ears are hard of hearing, ⇔ and they have closed their eyes, ⇔ so that they would not see with their eyes ⇔ and hear with their ears ⇔ and understand with their heart ⇔ and turn, and I would heal them.” ’
LSVfor the heart of this people was made obtuse, and with the ears they barely heard, and they closed their eyes, lest they may see with the eyes, and may understand with the heart, and should turn, and I may heal them.
FBVFor the minds of these people have become calloused and hard, their ears cannot hear, their eyes are shut, in case they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, and understand with their minds, and might come back to me and I would heal them.’[fn]
TCNTFor the heart of this people has become dull; ⇔ with their ears they have barely heard, ⇔ and their eyes they have closed, ⇔ lest they should see with their eyes, ⇔ hear with their ears, ⇔ and understand with their heart and turn back, ⇔ and I would heal them.’
T4TGod also said to the prophet, ⇔ These people do not understand, because they have become stubborn. ⇔ They have ears, but they do not understand what they hear, ⇔ and they have closed their eyes because they do not want to see. ⇔ If they wanted to obey what I say to them, they might understand what they see me doing and what they hear me saying. ⇔ Then they might turn from their sinful behavior and I would save them.’
LEB• and with their[fn] ears they hear with difficulty, • and they have shut their eyes,• lest they see with their[fn] eyes, • and hear with their[fn] ears, • and understand with their[fn] heart, • and turn, and I would heal them.” ’[fn]
28:26*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
28:26*Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
BBEFor the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their eyes and give hearing with their ears and become wise in their hearts and be turned again to me, so that I might make them well.
WymthFor this people's mind has grown callous, their hearing has become dull, and their eyes they have closed; to prevent their ever seeing with their eyes, or hearing with their ears, or understanding with their minds, and turning back, so that I might cure them.'
ASVFor this people’s heart is waxed gross, ⇔ And their ears are dull of hearing, ⇔ And their eyes they have closed; ⇔ Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, ⇔ And hear with their ears, ⇔ And understand with their heart, ⇔ And should turn again, ⇔ And I should heal them.
DRAFor the heart of this people is grown gross, and with their ears have they heard heavily, and their eyes they have shut; lest perhaps they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
YLTfor made gross was the heart of this people, and with the ears they heard heavily, and their eyes they did close, lest they may see with the eyes, and with the heart may understand, and be turned back, and I may heal them.
DrbyFor the heart of this people has become fat, and they hear heavily with their ears, and they have closed their eyes; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them.
RVFor this people’s heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
WbstrFor the heart of this people is become gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
KJB-1769For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
KJB-1611For the heart of this people is waxed grosse, and their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes haue they closed, lest they should with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heart, and should bee conuerted, and I should heale them. (For the heart of this people is waxed grosse, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should withtheireyes, and hear withtheirears, and understandwiththeirheart, and shouldbeconuerted, and Ishouldhealthem.)
BshpsFor the heart of this people is waxed grosse, & their eares are dull of hearing, and their eyes haue they closed: lest they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstande with their heartes, and shoulde be conuerted, and I shoulde heale them. (For the heart of this people is waxed grosse, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed: lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should be conuerted, and I should heal them.)
GnvaFor the heart of this people is waxed fatte, and their eares are dull of hearing, and with their eyes haue they winked, least they shoulde see with their eyes, and heare with their eares, and vnderstand with their heartes, and should returne that I might heale them. (For the heart of this people is waxed fatte, and their ears are dull of hearing, and with their eyes have they winked, least they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and should return that I might heal them. )
CvdlFor ye hert of this people is waxed grosse, & they heare hardly wt their eares: & their eyes haue they closed, yt they shulde not once se wt their eyes, & heare wt their eares, & vnderstode i their hertes, and be couerted, yt I mighte heale the. (For ye/you_all heart of this people is waxed grosse, and they hear hardly with their eares: and their eyes have they closed, it they should not once see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understood i their hearts, and be coverted, it I might heal them.)
TNTFor the hert of this people is wexed grosse and their eares were thycke of hearynge and their eyes have they closed: lest they shuld se with their eyes and heare with their eares and vnderstonde with their hertes and shuld be converted and I shulde heale them. (For the heart of this people is wexed grosse and their ears were thick of hearing and their eyes have they closed: lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears and understood with their hearts and should be converted and I should heal them. )
WyclFor the herte of this puple is greetli fattid, and with eeris thei herden heuyli, and thei closiden togider her iyen, lest perauenture thei se with iyen, and with eeris here, and bi herte vndurstonde, and be conuertid, and Y hele hem. (For the heart of this people is greatly fattid, and with ears they heard heuyli, and they closiden togider her eyes, lest peradventure/perhaps they see with eyes, and with ears here, and by heart understonde, and be conuertid, and I hele them.)
LuthDenn das Herz dieses Volks ist verstockt, und sie hören schwerlich mit Ohren und schlummern mit ihren Augen, auf daß sie nicht dermaleinst sehen mit den Augen und hören mit den Ohren und verständig werden im Herzen und sich bekehren, daß ich ihnen hülfe. (Because the heart dieses peoples is verstockt, and they/she/them hear schwerlich with ears and schlummern with your Augen, on that they/she/them not dermaleinst see with the Augen and hear with the ears and sensible/understanding become in_the hearts and itself/yourself/themselves bekehren, that I to_them hülfe.)
ClVgIncrassatum est enim cor populi hujus, et auribus graviter audierunt, et oculos suos compresserunt: ne forte videant oculis, et auribus audiant, et corde intelligant, et convertantur, et sanem eos.] (Incrassatum it_is because heart of_the_people huyus, and in_the_ears graviter audierunt, and oculos suos compresserunt: not forte videant oculis, and in_the_ears audiant, and corde intelligant, and convertantur, and sanem them.] )
UGNTἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν, μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν, καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς. (epaⱪunthaʸ gar haʸ kardia tou laou toutou, kai tois ōsin bareōs aʸkousan, kai tous ofthalmous autōn ekammusan, maʸpote idōsin tois ofthalmois, kai tois ōsin akousōsin, kai taʸ kardia sunōsin, kai epistrepsōsin, kai iasomai autous.)
SBL-GNTἐπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν βαρέως ἤκουσαν, καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· μήποτε ἴδωσιν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσιν καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσιν καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσιν, καὶ ἰάσομαι αὐτούς. (epaⱪunthaʸ gar haʸ kardia tou laou toutou, kai tois ōsin bareōs aʸkousan, kai tous ofthalmous autōn ekammusan; maʸpote idōsin tois ofthalmois kai tois ōsin akousōsin kai taʸ kardia sunōsin kai epistrepsōsin, kai iasomai autous.)
TC-GNTἘπαχύνθη γὰρ ἡ καρδία τοῦ λαοῦ τούτου, ⇔ καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶ βαρέως ἤκουσαν, ⇔ καὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν ἐκάμμυσαν· ⇔ μήποτε ἴδωσι τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς, ⇔ καὶ τοῖς ὠσὶν ἀκούσωσι, ⇔ καὶ τῇ καρδίᾳ συνῶσι, καὶ ἐπιστρέψωσι, ⇔ καὶ [fn]ἰάσομαι αὐτούς. (Epaⱪunthaʸ gar haʸ kardia tou laou toutou, ⇔ kai tois ōsi bareōs aʸkousan, ⇔ kai tous ofthalmous autōn ekammusan; ⇔ maʸpote idōsi tois ofthalmois, ⇔ kai tois ōsin akousōsi, ⇔ kai taʸ kardia sunōsi, kai epistrepsōsi, ⇔ kai iasomai autous. )
/was/_become_dull for the heart ¬the ˱of˲_people this and ˱with˲_their ears hardly ˱they˲_heard and the eyes ˱of˲_them ˱they˲_shut lest ˱they˲_/may/_see ˱with˲_their eyes and ˱with˲_their ears ˱they˲_/may/_hear and ˱with˲_their heart ˱they˲_/may/_understand and ˱they˲_/may/_turn_back and ˱I˲_/will_be/_healing them
If it would be clearer in your language, you could translate this so that there is not a quotation within a quotation. It may be helpful to make this two sentences. Alternate translation: [The Holy Spirit told Isaiah to say that because the heart of that people had been thickened, and with their ears they had hardly heard, and they had shut their eyes. Otherwise they might have seen with their eyes, and they might have heard with their ears, and they might have understood with their heart and turned back, and God would have healed them]
/was/_become_dull for the heart ¬the ˱of˲_people this and ˱with˲_their ears hardly ˱they˲_heard and the eyes ˱of˲_them ˱they˲_shut
These three phrases mean similar things. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them. Alternate translation: [For this people is stubbornly refusing to use its senses]
/was/_become_dull & the heart ¬the ˱of˲_people this
Isaiah is speaking as if the heart of the people of Israel has literally been thickened. He means that they are resisting God stubbornly. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [this people has become stubborn]
Isaiah is speaking as if the heart of the people of Israel has literally been thickened. He means that they are resisting God stubbornly. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [this people has become stubborn]
If it would not be natural in your language to speak as if a group of people had only one heart, you could use the plural form of that word in your translation. Alternate translation: [the hearts of these people]
If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [has become thick]
and ˱with˲_their ears hardly ˱they˲_heard and the eyes ˱of˲_them ˱they˲_shut
Isaiah is speaking as if the people of Israel have become unable to hear and have shut their eyes so that they will not see. He means that they are refusing to consider what God wants to tell them. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [and they are refusing to consider what God wants to tell them]
It might seem that these expressions contains extra information that would be unnatural to express in your language. If so, you could shorten them. Alternate translation: [they have hardly heard anything … they might see clearly … they might hear clearly]
˱they˲_/may/_see ˱with˲_their eyes and ˱with˲_their ears ˱they˲_/may/_hear
These two phrases mean similar things. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could combine them. Alternate translation: [they might use their senses]
Isaiah is speaking of the people of Israel as if they had been traveling somewhere and had taken the wrong way and needed to turn back onto the right way. Alternate translation: [start obeying the Lord again]
This does not mean God would only heal the people physically. He would also heal them spiritually by forgiving their sins. Alternate translation: [I would heal them and forgive them]
This is the end of a quotation within a quotation. You may be able to indicate that with closing second-level quotation marks or with some other punctuation or convention that your language could use to indicate the end of a second-level quotation.
As the book of Acts attests, Paul was no stranger to imprisonment, and he catalogued his incarcerations among his many credentials of suffering that affirmed his legitimacy as an apostle to the Corinthians (2 Corinthians 6:4-5). The first mention of Paul being imprisoned is when he and Silas were arrested in Philippi after exorcising a spirit of divination from a slave girl (Acts 16). Paul’s actions angered the girl’s owners, since the men were no longer able to make money off of the girl’s fortune telling abilities. Later in his letter to the Corinthians, Paul notes that he had already suffered multiple imprisonments (2 Corinthians 11:23), making it clear that not all of Paul’s imprisonments and other sufferings were recorded in Scripture. The next imprisonment explicitly mentioned in Scripture is when Paul was arrested in the Temple in Jerusalem at the end of his third missionary journey (Acts 21:27-34). Soon after this Paul was sent to Caesarea on the Mediterranean coast, where he remained in prison for two years (Acts 23-26; see “Paul Is Transferred to Caesarea” map). This may be where Paul penned the letters commonly known as the Prison Epistles (Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon). At the end of this time Paul appealed his case to Caesar and was sent to Rome, where he spent another two years under house arrest awaiting his trial before Caesar (Acts 28:16-31). If Paul did not write his Prison Epistles while he was at Caesarea, then it is likely that he wrote them from Rome during this time. The next time we hear of Paul being imprisoned is likely several years later in his second letter to Timothy (2 Timothy 1:8-17; 2:9; 4:9-21). Though it is not certain, the tone of Paul’s writing during this time of imprisonment, which seems markedly more somber than the optimistic outlook he seems to have about his incarceration during the writing of the Prison Epistles (e.g., Philippians 1:21-26; Philemon 1:22), suggests that this incarceration was not the same as his house arrest. If so, then it is possible that between his first and second incarcerations in Rome Paul fulfilled his intention to travel to Spain to continue spreading the gospel (Romans 15:22-28). Just prior to his second incarceration in Rome, Paul had informed Titus that he planned to spend the winter in Nicopolis northwest of Achaia and asked him to meet him there (Titus 3:12). Perhaps it was around this time or soon after that he was arrested once again and brought to Rome. Paul’s ultimate fate is not noted in Scripture, but tradition (Clement, Dionysius, Eusebius, and Tertullian) attests that this final imprisonment of Paul took place at what is now called Mamertine Prison. During Paul’s time this was the only prison in Rome and was called simply “the Prison,” and it was not typically used for long term incarceration but rather for holding those awaiting imminent execution. There, during the reign of Nero, Paul met his earthly death by the sword and was received into eternal life by his loving Savior, whom he had served so long.
