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Isaiah 42:20
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You see many things, but don't observe. His ears are open, but he doesn't hear.
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear.
You have seen many things, but you do not retain them; Your ears are open, but no one hears.
Israel, you have seen much, but you have not obeyed. You hear, but you refuse to listen."
You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but no one hears.
You see many things, but don't observe. His ears are open, but he doesn't hear.
Seeing many things, but thou keepest them not? opening the eares, but he heareth not?
You have seen many things, but you do not keep them;Your ears are open, but none hears.
Though seeing many things, you do not observe. Though your ears are open, you hear nothing."
who sees and hears so much, but pays no attention.
You see much but don't pay attention; you open your ears, but you don't listen.
—seeing many things, and thou observest not? With opened ears, he heareth not.
My people see what they should do, but they do not obey me. They can hear with their ears, but they refuse to listen to me."
I gave you counsel, but you observed it not; I opened your ears, but you heard not.
Israel, you have seen so much, but what has it meant to you? You have ears to hear with, but what have you really heard?"
You see many things, but you do not observe. His ears are open, but he does not hear.
You see many things, but do not observe; your ears are open, but not any hears.
They are like, as yf thou vnderstodest moch, and keptest nothinge: or yf one herde well, but were not obedient.
Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Seeing much, but keeping nothing in mind; his ears are open, but there is no hearing.
Seeing many things, thou observest not; opening the ears, he heareth not.
Seeing many things, but thou obseruest not: opening the eares, but he heareth not.
Thou hast seene much, and kepest nothing: the eares are open, and no man heareth.
Ye have often seen, and have not taken heed; your ears have been opened, and ye have not heard.
Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Whether thou that seest many thingis, schalt not kepe? Whether thou that hast open eeris, schalt not here?
You have seen many things, but you don't retain; his ears are open, but he doesn't hear.
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
You see many things, but don't comprehend; their ears are open, but do not hear."
Seeing many things, but you do not observe; Opening the ears, but he does not hear."
You see and recognize what is right but refuse to act on it. You hear with your ears, but you don't really listen."
You see many things, but you cannot tell what you see. Your ears are open, but you do not hear.
He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear.
Seeing many things, yet thou heedest not, Opening the ears yet he heareth not,
Thou that seest many things, wilt thou not observe them? thou that hast ears open, wilt thou not hear?
He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear.
Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not.
You have seen many things, but you do not observe them; Your ears are open, but none hears.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Seeing: Isaiah 1:3, Isaiah 48:6-8, Numbers 14:22, Deuteronomy 4:9, Deuteronomy 29:2-4, Nehemiah 9:10-17, Psalms 106:7-13, Psalms 107:43, John 9:37-40, John 11:37-50
opening: Isaiah 58:2, Jeremiah 42:2-5, Ezekiel 33:31, Mark 6:19, Mark 6:20, Acts 28:22-27
Reciprocal: Isaiah 48:8 - thou heardest Jeremiah 4:22 - For my Ezekiel 12:2 - which Zechariah 11:17 - the sword Matthew 21:27 - We cannot tell Mark 11:33 - We Luke 20:7 - that John 12:40 - that they Acts 28:26 - Hearing
Cross-References
And Noah did this. He did everything that God had commanded him.
This is how you will be tested: As surely as Pharaoh lives, you will not leave this place unless your youngest brother comes here.
They loaded the grain on their donkeys and left there.
Bring back your youngest brother to me, and I will know that you are not spies but honest men. I will then give your brother back to you, and you can trade in the country.’”
But if you will not send him, we will not go, for the man said to us, ‘You will not see me again unless your brother is with you.’”
So they approached Joseph’s steward and spoke to him at the doorway of the house.
Then you said to your servants, ‘If your younger brother does not come down with you, you will not see me again.’
“Do whatever he tells you,” his mother told the servants.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Seeing many things, but thou observest not,.... The Scribes and Pharisees, saw Christ in the flesh; they saw the miracles he did; they saw the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers cleansed, the deaf hear, and the dead raised; yet they did not give note to these things, and keep them in their minds, and regard them as clear proofs of his being the Messiah:
opening the ears, but he heareth not; they heard John Baptist preach, the forerunner of Christ, and the testimony he bore of him; they heard Christ himself and his apostles; they sometimes opened their ears, and seemed to listen and hear with attention, and wonder at what they heard; and some would own, that never man spake like Jesus; and yet understood not his speech, and hardened their hearts against him; they saw many things with their bodily eyes, but perceived them not with the eyes of their understandings; they heard with their ears, but understood not in their hearts; for their eyes were shut and their ears heavy, Isaiah 6:9.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Seeing many things - That is, the people, the Jews, spoken of here as the servants of God. They had had an opportunity of observing many things pertaining to the law, the government, and the dealing of Yahweh. They had often witnessed his interposition in the days of calamity, and he often rescued them from peril. These things they could not but have observed, much as they had chosen to disregard the lessons which they were calculated to convey.
But thou observest not - Thou dost not keep them (תש××ר tıÌshmor); thou dost not regard them.
Opening the ears - Thou hast thine ears open. They heard the words of the law, and the instructions conveyed by tradition from their fathers, but they did not lay them to heart, or give heed to them (see the note at Isaiah 6:10).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 42:20. Seeing many things - "Thou hast seen indeed"] The text has ר××ת ר××ת raith rabith, which the Masoretes in the marginal Keri have corrected to ר××ת ר××ת reoth rabboth; as indeed one hundred and seven MSS., and five editions, now have it in the text. This was probably the reading of most of the MSS. of their time; which, though they approved of it, out of some superstition they would not admit into their standard text. But these wretched critics, though they perceived there was some fault, yet did not know where the fault lay, nor consequently how to amend it; and yet it was open enough to a judicious eye: ר××ת rabboth, sic veteres; et tamen forte legendum, ר××ת reoth, vide cap. Isaiah 6:9." - Secker. That is, ר××ת ר××ת raith, reoth, seeing, thou shalt see. I believe no one will doubt of admitting this as the true reading.
But he heareth not - "Yet thou wilt not hear"] For ×ש××¢ yishma, read תש××¢ tishma, in the second person; so all the ancient Versions and forty MSS. of Kennicott's, (four of them ancient,) and seventeen of De Rossi's, and perhaps five more. Two others have תש××¢× tishmeu, second person plural.
