Isa 6:8-9 | ESV | STEP | And I heard the voice of the Lord saying , Whom shall I send , and who will go for us? Then I said , Here I am! Send me.

bCited Matt. 13:14, 15; Acts 28:26, 27; [Mark 4:12; Luke 8:10; Rom. 11:8]

Isaiah 6:8-9

Isaiah’s Commission from the Lord

8 And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for ^aus?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” 9 And he said, “Go, and say to this people:

^b“‘Keep on hearing, ^{▼▼Or Hear indeed} but do not understand;
keep on seeing, ^{▼▼Or see indeed} but do not perceive.’