9 Then the Lord told me to go and speak this message to the people:“You will listen and listen,but never understand.You will look and look,but never see.”The Lord also said,
10 “Make these people stubborn!Make them stop uptheir ears,cover their eyes,and fail to understand.Don't let them turn to meand be healed.”
11 Then I asked the Lord, “How long will this last?”The Lord answered:Until their towns are destroyed and their houses are deserted, until their fields are empty,
12 and I have sent them far away, leaving their land in ruins.
13 If only a tenth of the people are left, even they will be destroyed. But just as stumps remain after trees have been cut down, some of my chosen ones will be left.