Isaiah 42:20 KJV — MannaFest

Isaiah 42:20

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

KJV

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ASV

Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.

WEB

Though seeing many things, you do not keep watch. Though your ears are open, you do not hear.”

YLT

Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not.

DBT

— seeing many things, and thou observest not? With opened ears, he heareth not.

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Deuteronomy 29:2–4
And Moses called unto all Israel, and said unto them, Ye have seen all that the Lord did before your eyes in the land of Egypt unto Pharaoh, and unto all his servants, and unto all his land;
Psalms 107:43
Whoso is wise, and will observe these things, even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the Lord.
Jeremiah 42:2–5
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)
Isaiah 1:3
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
John 11:37–50
And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?

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Called thee - To declare my righteousness, or faithfulness. With-hold - Will give thee counsel and strength for the work. Give thee - To be the mediator in whom my covenant of grace is confirmed with mankind.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. We are sure that these verses are to be understood of Christ, for the evangelist tells us expressly that in him this prophecy was fulfilled, Matt. xii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The verse before may be understood as spoken to the Gentile idolaters, whom he calls deaf and blind, because they worshipped gods that were so. "But," says he, "no wonder you are deaf and blind when my own people are as bad as you, and many of them as much set upon idolatry." 1. He complains of their sottishness--they are blind; and of their stubbornness--they are deaf.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The care God will take of the honour of his own name, notwithstanding their blindness and deafness, especially of his word, which he has magnified above all his name. Shall the unbelief and obstinacy of men make the promise of God of no effect? No, though they are blind and deaf, God will be no loser in his glory (

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

105:1-45). he--transition from the second to the third person. "Opening . . . ears," that is, though he (Israel) hath his ears open (see on Isa 6:10). This language, too (see on Isa 42:19), applies to Messiah as Jehovah's servant (Isa 50:5;

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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