Isaiah 42:20
Ye have often seen, and have not taken heed; your ears have been opened, and ye have not heard.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
In Context
21The Lord God has taken counsel that he might be justified, and might magnify his praise.
Cross References
Numbers 14:22For all the men who see my glory, and the signs which I wrought in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and have tempted me this tenth time, and have not hearkened to my voice,
Deuteronomy 29:2And Moses called all the sons of Israel and said to them, Ye have seen all things that the Lord did in the land of Egypt before you to Pharao and his servants, and all his land;
Psalms 106:7And he guided them into a straight path, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Isaiah 1:3The ox knows his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel does not know me, and the people has not regarded me.
Isaiah 48:6Ye have heard all this, but ye have not known: yet I have made + 48:6 Or, audible.known to thee the new things from henceforth, which are coming to pass, and thou saidst not,
Isaiah 58:2They seek me day by day, and desire to know my ways, as a people that had done righteousness, and had not forsaken the judgment of their God: they now ask of me righteous judgment, and desire to draw nigh 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 →