Isaiah 42:20

You who see many things, will you not keep them? You who have open ears, will you not listen?

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In The King James Version

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

In Context

19Who is blind, except my servant? Who is deaf, except the one to whom I have sent my messengers? Who is blind, except the one who has been sold? And who is blind, except the servant of the Lord?

21And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him.

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Cross References

Numbers 14:22And yet, all the men who have seen my majesty, and the signs that I have wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, and who have tested me ten times already, and yet have not obeyed my voice,

Deuteronomy 29:2And Moses called all of Israel, and he said to them: “You have seen all the things that the Lord has done in your sight in the land of Egypt to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to his entire land:

Psalms 106:7And he led them in the right way, so that they might go forth to a city of habitation.

Isaiah 1:3An ox knows his owner, and a donkey knows the manger of his lord, but Israel has not known me, and my people have not understood.

Isaiah 48:6See all the things that you have heard. But were you the ones who announced them? From that time, I caused you to hear about new things, and you do not know how these were preserved.

Isaiah 58:2For they also seek me, from day to day, and they are willing to know my ways, like a nation which has done justice and has not abandoned the judgment of their God. They petition me for judgments of justice. They are willing to draw near to God.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:19-25

The Blindness of the Jews. ( b. c. 708.) 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord 's servant? 20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. 21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. 22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they… Read the whole commentary →

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