And he said, Go, and tell this people, (o) Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
(o) By which is declared that for the malice of man God will not immediately take away his word, but he will cause it to be preached to their condemnation, when as they will not learn by it to obey his will, and be saved: by this he exhorts the ministers to do their duty, and answers to the wicked murmurers, that through their own malice their heart is hardened, (Matthew 13:14; Acts 28:26; Romans 11:8).