Isaiah 6:9
And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 29:13 rebukes lip-service with hearts far from God — explaining why the people cannot understand the message of 6:9.
Isaiah 43:8 uses the same 'eyes but blind, ears but deaf' metaphor, reinforcing the theme of spiritual blindness in Isaiah 6:9.
Isaiah 44:18-20 describes idolaters with eyes plastered over, directly echoing the inability to see and understand from Isaiah 6:9.
Isaiah 29:10 says God poured out a spirit of deep sleep and closed eyes — directly echoing the divine blinding in Isaiah 6:9.
Isaiah 48:8 directly states 'you have neither heard nor understood' — the exact same accusation as in Isaiah 6:9.
Isaiah 42:19 asks who is blind and deaf — referencing spiritual blindness, akin to the condition described in Isaiah 6:9.
Luke 8:10 echoes Isaiah 6:9, using the same 'seeing not see, hearing not understand' to explain the veiling in parables.
Acts 28:27 continues the quote of Isaiah 6:10, reinforcing the hardened heart judgment.
Acts 28:26 quotes Isaiah 6:9 as Paul applies the prophecy to his Jewish audience.
John 12:40 directly quotes Isaiah 6:9-10, linking the hardening to Jesus' rejection.
Matthew 13:14 directly cites Isaiah 6:9 as fulfilled prophecy, showing Jesus' parables fulfill the hardening judgment.
Matthew 13:15 continues the quotation, detailing calloused hearts that prevent repentance — an explicit fulfillment of Isaiah 6:9.
Mark 4:12 cites Isaiah 6:9 to explain the purpose of parables: to prevent understanding and forgiveness, fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy.
In John 12:41, Isaiah is said to have seen Christ's glory and spoken of him, connecting his prophetic commission directly to Jesus.
In Luke 19:42, Jesus laments that things of peace are hidden from Jerusalem's eyes, directly echoing the 'seeing but not perceiving' of Isaiah.
In John 8:43, Jesus directly attributes their lack of understanding to inability to hear his word, a specific parallel to Isaiah 6:9.
In John 9:39, Jesus declares that those who see may become blind, a direct thematic reversal of the seeing/perceiving failure in Isaiah.
In John 12:39, the inability to believe is explained as fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy, directly citing the 'could not believe' from Isaiah 6.
In 2 Thessalonians 2:11, God sends a strong delusion to those who reject truth — the same divine hardening as here. People are made unable to understand.
Deuteronomy 29:4 says God withheld understanding—a direct parallel to the blindness Isaiah announces.
Mark 8:18 echoes Isaiah 6:9 directly, as Jesus asks the disciples if they have eyes that don't see and ears that don't hear.
Ezekiel 12:2 nearly quotes Isaiah 6:9, calling Israel a rebellious people with eyes that see not and ears that hear not.
Jeremiah 7:27 shows the prophet's message being rejected, just as Isaiah was told the people would not listen.
Jeremiah 6:10 describes uncircumcised ears unable to hear, mirroring the spiritual dullness of Isaiah's audience.
Jeremiah 5:21 uses the same 'eyes but do not see, ears but do not hear' imagery to describe Israel's stubbornness.
Mark 7:14 has Jesus calling everyone to listen and understand, opposing the failure to hear in Isaiah 6:9.
Matthew 15:10 has Jesus commanding the crowd to listen and understand, in direct contrast to the people's inability to hear in Isaiah.
Jeremiah 4:22 calls Israel foolish with no understanding, echoing the judgment of spiritual dullness in Isaiah 6:9.
Romans 11:8 echoes the spiritual blindness theme from Isaiah 6:9, citing a similar hardening passage.
In John 8:27, the Jews fail to understand Jesus' teaching about the Father, echoing the spiritual dullness of Isaiah's people.
In John 10:6, the listeners do not understand Jesus' parable, continuing the pattern of incomprehension from Isaiah's prophecy.
Job 33:14 says God speaks but man does not perceive it — echoing the 'hear but not understand' pattern in Isaiah 6:9.