9. To whom will he teach knowledge? And to whom will he grant an understanding of what is heard? To those who have been weaned from the milk, who have been pulled away from the breasts.
10. So then: command, and command again; command, and command again; expect, and expect again; a little here, and a little there.
11. For with the speech of lips and with a different language, he will speak to this people.
12. He said to them: "This is my rest. Refresh the weary," and, "This is my refreshment." And yet they were unwilling to listen.
13. And so, the word of the Lord to them will be: "Command, and command again; command, and command again; expect, and expect again; a little here, and a little there," so that they may go forward and fall backward, and so that they may be broken and ensnared and captured.
14. Because of this, listen to the word of the Lord, you mocking men, who lord it over my people who are at Jerusalem.
15. For you have said: "We struck a deal with death, and we formed a pact with Hell. When the inundating scourge passes through, it will not overwhelm us. For we have placed our hope in lies, and we are protected by what is false."