Isaiah 6:11

Then said I, How long, Lord? He said: Until the cities be laid waste, so that there be no inhabitant, And the houses, so that there be no man, And the land be left utterly desolate;

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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

10Make the heart of this people gross; Make their ears dull, and blind their eyes; That they may not see with their eyes, nor hear with their ears, Nor perceive with their hearts, and turn, and be healed.

12Until Jehovah have removed the men far away, And there be great desolation in the land.

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Cross References

Psalms 79:5How long, O LORD! wilt thou be angry for ever? How long shall thy jealousy burn like fire?

Psalms 94:3How long, O LORD! shall the wicked, How long shall the wicked triumph?

Isaiah 3:26Her gates shall lament and mourn, And she, being desolate, shall sit upon the ground.

Micah 7:13But first the land shall be desolate on account of its inhabitants, For 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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