He hath blinded, &c. Quoted from Isa_6:9, Isa_6:10. See notes there. This was the second occasion of this prophecy being quoted, the first being in Mat_18:14 (compare Mar_4:12. Luk_8:10), when the Lord explained why He spoke to the people in parables; the other two being Act_28:26, Act_28:27 and Rom_11:8.