Mark 4:12

In order that YIRU they may see and not have daas, VSHIMU they may hear and not have binah, lest they should turn and they should receive refuah and selicha. + 4:12 Isa 6:9-10 , TARGUM HASHIVIM

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

In Context

11And he was saying to them, To you the raz (secret) of the Malchut Hashem has been given. But to the outsiders, everything remains in meshalim,

13And Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach says to them, Do you not have daas of the meaning of this mashal? Then how will you have binah of all the meshalim?

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 29:4And I have led you arba'im shanim in the midbar; your clothes are not worn out upon you, and thy sandal is not worn out upon thy foot.

Isaiah 44:18They have no da'as nor binah; for their eyes + 44:18 the eyes of the idol people are smeared over, that they cannot see; and their levavot, that they cannot understand.

Jeremiah 31:18Surely after I turned away, I made teshuva; 1 and after I was instructed, I beat upon my yarech (thigh); 1 I was ashamed, yes, even humiliated, 1 because nasati cherpat neurai (I did bear, carry the reproach, disgrace of my youth). 1

Ezekiel 18:27Again, when a rashah turneth away from his wickedness that he hath committed, and doeth that which is mishpat and tzedakah, he shall save his nefesh alive.

Luke 8:10And he said, To you it has been granted to have daas of the razei Malchut Hashem (mysteries of the Kingdom of G-d), but to the others I speak in mashalim, in order that YIRU they may not see and VSHIMU they may not have binah. + 8:10 Isa 6:9

Acts 3:19Therefore, make teshuva (repentance, turning from chet [sin] to G-d) and turn in order that your chatta'im, your averos (sins) may be removed, + 3:19 Ps 51:1; Isa 43:25; 44:22

Matthew Henry on Mark 4:2-21

The Parable of the Sower. 1 And he began again to teach by the sea side: and there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea; and the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 2 And he taught them many things by parables, and said unto them in his doctrine, 3 Hearken; Behold, there went out a sower to sow: 4 And it came to pass, as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 5 And some fell on stony ground, where it had… Read the whole commentary →

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