1Sa 26:12, Psa 69:23, Isa 6:9-10, 29:14, Mic 3:6, Act 28:26-27, Rom 11:8 | ESV | STEP | So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head , and they went away . No man saw it or knew it, nor did any awake , for they were all asleep , because a deep sleep from the Lord had fallen upon them.

p Matt. 13:14, 15; Mark 4:12; [Luke 8:10]

t Deut. 29:4; [Isa. 43:8; Jer. 5:21; Ezek. 12:2; Eph. 4:18]; See Matt. 13:14

1 Samuel 26:12

12 So David took the spear and the jar of water from Saul’s head, and they went away. No man saw it or knew it, nor did any awake, for they were all asleep, because ^aa deep sleep from the Lord had fallen upon them.

Psalms 69:23

23 ^bLet their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see,
^cand make their loins tremble continually.

Isaiah 6:9-10

9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:

^d“‘Keep on hearing, ^{▼▼Or Hear indeed} but do not understand;
keep on seeing, ^{▼▼Or see indeed} but do not perceive.’
10 ^gMake the heart of this people ^hdull, ^{▼▼Hebrew fat}
and their ears heavy,
and blind their eyes;
^jlest they see with their eyes,
and hear with their ears,
and understand with their hearts,
and turn and be healed.”

Isaiah 29:14

14 therefore, behold, ^kI will again
do wonderful things with this people,
with wonder upon wonder;
and ^lthe wisdom of their wise men shall perish,
and the discernment of their discerning men shall be hidden.”

Micah 3:6

6 Therefore ^mit shall be night to you, without vision,
and darkness to you, without divination.
ⁿThe sun shall go down on the prophets,
and the day shall be black over them;

Acts 28:26-27

26 ^o“‘Go to this people, and say,
^p“You will indeed hear but never understand,
and you will indeed see but never perceive.”
27 ^qFor this people’s heart has grown dull,
and with their ears they can barely hear,
and their eyes they have closed;
lest they should see with their eyes
and hear with their ears
and understand with their heart
and ^rturn, and I would heal them.’

Romans 11:8

8 as it is written,

^s“God gave them a spirit of stupor,
^teyes that would not see
and ears that would not hear,
down to this very day.”