Their hearts are hard and insensitive, but I delight in Your instruction.

But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they closed their ears so they could not hear.

Why don't you understand what I say? Because you cannot listen to My word.

You are of your father the Devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning and has not stood in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he tells a lie, he speaks from his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of liars.

Then they screamed at the top of their voices, stopped their ears, and rushed together against him.

They will turn away from hearing the truth and will turn aside to myths.

We have a great deal to say about this, and it's difficult to explain, since you have become slow to understand.

For the LORD has poured out on you an overwhelming urge to sleep; He has shut your eyes-- the prophets, and covered your heads-- the seers.

And if the document is given to one who cannot read and he is asked to read it, he will say, "I can't read."

He feeds on ashes. [His] deceived mind has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself, or say, "Isn't there a lie in my right hand?"

and with every unrighteous deception among those who are perishing. [They perish] because they did not accept the love of the truth in order to be saved.

For this reason God sends them a strong delusion so that they will believe what is false,

Therefore repent and turn back, that your sins may be wiped out so that seasons of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord,

instructing his opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance to know the truth.

Then they may come to their senses and escape the Devil's trap, having been captured by him to do his will.

For it is impossible to renew to repentance those who were once enlightened, who tasted the heavenly gift, became companions with the Holy Spirit,

and who have fallen away, because, to their own harm, they are recrucifying the Son of God and holding Him up to contempt.

I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will lead him and comfort him and his mourners,

Return, you faithless children. I will heal your unfaithfulness. "Here we are, coming to You, for You are the LORD our God.

Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me, and I will be saved, for You are my praise.

Yet I will certainly bring health and healing to it and will indeed heal them. I will let them experience the abundance of peace and truth.

I will heal their apostasy; I will freely love them, for My anger will have turned from him.

But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and playfully jump like calves from the stall.

so that they may look and look, yet not perceive; they may listen and listen, yet not understand; otherwise, they might turn back-- and be forgiven."

down the middle of the broad street [of the city]. On both sides of the river was the tree of life bearing 12 kinds of fruit, producing its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree are for healing the nations,