Isa 6:9, Jer 5:21 | JFB | e4.org | 9. Hear . . . indeed — Hebrew, "In hearing hear," that is, Though ye hear the prophet's warnings again and again, ye are doomed, because of your perverse will ( ), not to understand. Light enough is given in revelation to guide those sincerely seeking to know, in order that they may do, God's will; darkness enough is left to confound the wilfully blind ( ). So in Jesus' use of parables ( ). see . . . indeed —rather, "though ye see again and again, " yet, &c.

‏ Isaiah 6:9

9. Hear . . . indeed—Hebrew, "In hearing hear," that is, Though ye hear the prophet's warnings again and again, ye are doomed, because of your perverse will (Joh 7:17), not to understand. Light enough is given in revelation to guide those sincerely seeking to know, in order that they may do, God's will; darkness enough is left to confound the wilfully blind (Isa 43:8). So in Jesus' use of parables (Mt 13:14).

see . . . indeed—rather, "though ye see again and again," yet, &c.

‏ Jeremiah 5:21

21. eyes . . . ears, and—Translate, "and yet" (compare De 29:4; Isa 6:9). Having powers of perception, they did not use them: still they were responsible for the exercise of them.