“Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving. Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”

(Isaiah 6:9b, 10; The Holy Bible; New International Version Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society)