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Isaiah 6:11

9 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’

10 Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,

12 until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.

13 And though a tenth remains in the land, it will be burned again. As the terebinth and oak leave stumps when felled, so the holy seed will be a stump in the land.”

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BSB
Then I asked: “How long, O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged,
KJV
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate,
WEB
Then I said, “Lord, how long?” He answered, “Until cities are waste without inhabitant, houses without man, the land becomes utterly waste,
ASV
Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until cities be waste without inhabitant, and houses without man, and the land become utterly waste,
DARBY
And I said, Lord, how long? And he said, Until the cities be wasted, without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land become an utter desolation,
BLB
And I said, “Until when, O Lord?” And He answered, “Until when the cities lie in ruins without one dwelling, and the houses without man, and the land lies in ruins [as] a desolation,
ÅB
Da spurte jeg: Hvor lenge, Herre? Og han sa: Inntil byene er ødelagt og folketomme, og husene uten mennesker, og landet er ødelagt og blitt til en ørken.
OTB
Da spurte jeg: "Hvor lenge, Herre?" Og han svarte: "Inntil byene er lagt øde og uten innbyggere, husene er forlatt og markene er ødelagt og herjet,
B1930
Da spurte jeg: Hvor lenge, Herre? Og han sa: Inntil byene er ødelagt og folketomme, og husene uten mennesker, og landet er ødelagt og blitt til en ørken.

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