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- or, blindness, "And he said,ª° Go,²°¹ and tellª° this¹ people,ª Hear²° ye indeed,ª° but understandª° not;¹ and see²° ye indeed,ª° but perceiveª° not.¹ ... Make the heartª of this¹ peopleª fat,²°¹ and make their earsª heavy,ª° and shutª° their eyes;ª lest¹ they seeª° with their eyes,ª and hearª° with their ears,ª and understandª° with their heart,ª and convert,ª° and be healed.ª°" {Isa 6:9-10} + "Hear,ª° ye deaf;ª and look,ª° ye blind,ª that ye may see.ª° ... Seeingª°°° many things,ª but thou observestª° not;¹ openingª° the ears,ª but he hearethª° not.¹" {Isa 42:18-20} + "They have not¹ knownª° nor¹ understood:ª° for¹ he hath shutª° their eyes,ª that they cannot see;ª°¹ [and] their hearts,²¹ that they cannot understand.ª°¹ ... He feedethª° on ashes:ª a deceivedª° heartª hath turned him aside,ª° that he cannot¹ deliverª°¹ his soul,ª nor¹ say,ª° [Is there] not¹ a lieª in my right hand?ª" {Isa 44:18-20} + "Andª inª themª is fulfilledª° the¹ prophecyª of Esaias,ª which² saith,ª° By hearingª ye shall hear,ª° andª shall²° notª understand;ª° andª seeingª° ye shall see,ª° andª shall²° notª perceive:ª° ... Forª thisª people'sª heart²¹ is waxed gross,ª° andª [their] earsª are dull² of hearing,ª°¹ andª their²¹ eyesª they have closed;ª° lest at any timeª they should seeª° with [their] eyes,²¹ andª hearª° with [their] ears,ª andª should understandª° with [their] heart,ª andª should be converted,ª° andª I should healª° them.ª" {Mtt 13:14-15} + "Whatª then?ª Israelª hath²°¹ notª obtainedª° that² whichª he seeketh for;ª° butª the¹ electionª hath obtained¹ it,²° andª the¹ restª were blindedª° ... Let²° their²¹ eyesª be darkened,ª° that they may²° notª see,ª° andª bow downª° their²¹ backª alway.ª" {Rom 11:7-10} + "Forª I wouldª° not,ª brethren,ª that yeª should be ignorantª° of thisª mystery,ª lestª ye should beª° wiseª inª your own conceits;ª thatª blindnessª inª partª is happenedª° to Israel,ª untilªª the¹ fulnessª of the¹ Gentilesª be come in.ª°" {Rom 11:25} + "Butª theirª mindsª were blinded:ª° forª untilª this dayª remainethª° the¹ sameª vailª untaken² awayª°¹ inª the¹ readingª of the¹ oldª testament;ª whichª [vail] is done awayª° inª Christ.ª" {2Co 3:14} + "Having the¹ understandingª darkened,ª° beingª° alienatedª° from the¹ lifeª of Godª throughª the¹ ignoranceª that isª° inª them,ª becauseª of the¹ blindnessª of theirª heart:ª" {Eph 4:18}
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