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Isaiah 6:10
ESV Make the heart of this people dull, and their ears heavy, and blind their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."
NIV Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed."
NASB Make the hearts of this people insensitive, Their ears dull, And their eyes blind, So that they will not see with their eyes, Hear with their ears, Understand with their hearts, And return and be healed.'
CSB Make the minds of these people dull; deafen their ears and blind their eyes; otherwise they might see with their eyes and hear with their ears, understand with their minds, turn back, and be healed.
NLT Harden the hearts of these people. Plug their ears and shut their eyes. That way, they will not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, nor understand with their hearts and turn to me for healing.'
KJV Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.
NKJV “Make the heart of this people dull, And their ears heavy, And shut their eyes; Lest they see with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And return and be healed.”

What does Isaiah 6:10 mean?

The bottom line of this verse is clear: The Lord is not interested in His people in Judah waking up. The time for them to change course and begin trusting Him has passed (Isaiah 6:9). He knows they are already too deeply committed to their false gods and sinful practices for repentance.

Instead, the Lord wants the people of Judah to hear His message through a muffling filter in their hearts. This is a block their own sinful hearts have created. They don't want to hear from God, so whatever He says to them will fall on deaf ears. The people will not fully grasp the reality of their situation. Because they are stubborn, they will not trustingly turn to the Lord to be healed. The rejection of His message will be theirs, but the conditions of their hearts and minds will be God's doing.

The implications for Isaiah's life as the message-giver are becoming clear. He should expect very few people to respond to his message from the Lord.
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