Isaiah 6:11

And I say, “Until when, O Lord?” And He says, “Surely until cities have been ruined without inhabitant, || And houses without man, || And the ground is ruined—a desolation,

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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,

In Context

10Declare the heart of this people fat, || And declare its ears heavy, || And declare its eyes dazzled, || Lest it see with its eyes, || And hear with its ears, and consider with its heart, || And it has turned back, and has health.”

12And YHWH has put man far off, || And the forsaken part [is] great in the heart of the land.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:33And I scatter you among nations, and have drawn out a sword after you, and your land has been a desolation, and your cities are a ruin.

Deuteronomy 28:63And it has been, as YHWH has rejoiced over you to do you good and to multiply you, so YHWH rejoices over you to destroy you and to lay you waste; and you have been pulled away from off the ground to where you are going in to possess it;

Psalms 79:5Until when, O YHWH? Are You angry forever? Your jealousy burns as fire.

Psalms 94:3Until when do the wicked, O YHWH—Until when do the wicked exult?

Isaiah 3:26And her openings have lamented and mourned, || Indeed, she has been emptied, she sits on the earth!”

Micah 7:13And the land has been for a desolation, || Because of its inhabitants, || Because of the fruit of their doings.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 6:10-13

Judicial Blindness Threatened. ( b. c. 758.) 9 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not. 10 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. 11 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… Read the whole commentary →

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