Isaiah 6:11

And I say, 'Till when, O Lord?' And He saith, 'Surely till cities have been wasted without inhabitant, And houses without man, And the ground be wasted — a desolation,

Young's Literal Translation

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 fat the heart of this people, And its ears declare heavy, And its eyes declare dazzled, Lest it see with its eyes, And with its ears hear, and its heart consider, And it hath turned back, and hath health.'

12And Jehovah hath put man far off, And great [is] the forsaken part in the heart of the land.

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Cross References

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

Deuteronomy 28:63'And it hath been, as Jehovah hath rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so doth Jehovah rejoice over you to destroy you, and to lay you waste; and ye have been pulled away from off the ground whither thou art going in to possess it;

Psalms 79:5Till when, O Jehovah? art Thou angry for ever? Thy jealousy doth burn as fire.

Psalms 94:3Till when [do] the wicked, O Jehovah? Till when do the wicked exult?

Isaiah 3:26And lamented and mourned have her openings, Yea, she hath been emptied, on the earth she sitteth!

Micah 7:13And the land hath 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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