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# God has given them a spirit of dullness, eyes so that they should not see, and ears so that they should not hear
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This is a metaphor about the fact that the people are spiritually dull. They are not able to hear or receive spiritual truth. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])
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# spirit of
Here this means "having the characteristics of," such as the "spirit of wisdom."
# eyes so that they should not see
The concept of seeing with one's eyes was considered to be equivalent to gaining understanding.
# ears so that they should not hear
The concept of hearing with the ears was considered to be equivalent to obedience.
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