9 And he went on to say: “Go, and you must say to this people, ‘Hear again and again, O men, but do not understand; and see again and again, but do not get any knowledge.’+

2 “Son of man, in the midst of a rebellious house+ is where you are dwelling, that have eyes to see but they actually do not see,+ that have ears to hear but they actually do not hear,+ for they are a rebellious house.+

11 And Eʹphra·im proves to be like a simpleminded dove+ without heart.*+ To Egypt they have called;+ to As·syrʹi·a they have gone.+

13 This is why I speak to them by the use of illustrations, because, looking, they look in vain, and hearing, they hear in vain, neither do they get the sense of it;+

18 ‘Though having eyes, do YOU not see; and though having ears, do YOU not hear?’+ And do YOU not remember,

26 saying, ‘Go to this people and say: “By hearing, YOU will hear but by no means understand; and, looking, YOU will look but by no means see.+