Then I said, “For how long, Lord?” And he answered: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left deserted and the.

11 Then I said, “Lord, how long?” And he answered: “Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly ...

“Until their towns are empty, their houses are deserted, and the whole country is a wasteland; 12 until the Lord has sent everyone away,

Then said I, Lord, how long? And he answered, Until the cities be wasted without inhabitant, and the houses without man, and the land be utterly desolate, ...

11–13. The hardening of the people in unbelief is to be accompanied by a series of external judgments, culminating in the utter ruin of the nation.

I asked, “How long, my Sovereign?” And [God] replied:“Till towns lie waste without inhabitantsAnd houses without people,And the ground lies waste and...

Isaiah seems to be asking how long he should continue to carry out this futile work of declaring the Lord's truths to a people unable to receive them.

11 Then I said, "Lord, how long?" And He answered: "Until the cities are laid waste and without inhabitant, The houses are without a man, The land is utterly ...

11 Then I said,“How long, O Lord?” And he said: “Untilcities lie waste. without inhabitant,. and houses without people,. and the land is a desolate waste,.