The Book of Mormon

2 Nephi 16:10

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Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Influences

Isaiah 6:10 (KJV)
Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.

Changes

Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; —lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and be convert,ed and be healed.

Simple English

“Make the hearts of these people dull. Make their ears heavy. Shut their eyes. Otherwise they will see with their eyes and hear with their ears. They will understand with their hearts and turn back to me. And I will heal them.”

Paraphrase

“Make their hearts dull. Plug their ears. Cover their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts—and turn back and be healed.”