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Isaiah 42:20

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— You have seen many things, but you do not observe [them]; [Your] ears are open, but none hears.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— —seeing many things, and thou observest not? With opened ears, he heareth not.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Seeing many things, yet thou heedest not, Opening the ears, yet he heareth not.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Thou that seest many things, wilt thou not observe them? thou that hast ears open, wilt thou not hear?
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Seeing many things, but thou keepest them not? opening the eares, but he heareth not?
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Seeing many things, but thou obseruest not: opening the eares, but he heareth not.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— I gave you counsel, but you observed it not; I opened your ears, but you heard not.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Ye have often seen, and have not taken heed; [your] ears have been opened, and ye have not heard.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
Seeing 7200
{7200} Prime
רָאָה
ra'ah
{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
z8675
<8675> Grammar
Kethiv Reading

Where the translators of the Authorised Version followed the qere reading rather than the kethiv.
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
many things, 7227
{7227} Prime
רַב
rab
{rab}
By contraction from H7231; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality).
but thou observest 8104
{8104} Prime
שָׁמַר
shamar
{shaw-mar'}
A primitive root; properly to hedge about (as with thorns), that is, guard; generally to protect, attend to, etc.
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
not; x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
opening 6491
{6491} Prime
פָּקַח
paqach
{paw-kakh'}
A primitive root; to open (the senses, especially the eyes); figuratively to be observant.
z8800
<8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Infinitive (See H8812)
Count - 4888
the ears, 241
{0241} Prime
אֹזֶן
'ozen
{o'-zen}
From H0238; broadness, that is, (concretely) the ear (from its form in man).
but he heareth 8085
{8085} Prime
שָׁמַע
shama`
{shaw-mah'}
A primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively to tell, etc.).
z8799
<8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885
not. x3808
(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}
lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Isaiah 42:20

_ _ observest — Thou dost not keep them. The “many things” are the many proofs which all along from the first God had given Israel of His goodness and His power (Deuteronomy 4:32-38; Deuteronomy 29:2-4; Psalms 78:1-72; Psalms 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 Isaiah 6:10). This language, too (see on Isaiah 42:19), applies to Messiah as Jehovah’s servant (Isaiah 50:5; Psalms 40:6).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Isaiah 42:18-25.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Isaiah 42:20

Heareth not — Thou dost not seriously consider the plain word, and the wonderful works of God.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
Seeing:

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.
Isaiah 48:6-8 Thou hast heard, see all this; and will not ye declare [it]? I have shewed thee new things from this time, even hidden things, and thou didst not know them. ... Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time [that] thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
Numbers 14:22 Because all those men which have seen my glory, and my miracles, which I did in Egypt and in the wilderness, and have tempted me now these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;
Deuteronomy 4:9 Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life: but teach them thy sons, and thy sons' sons;
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; ... Yet the LORD hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
Nehemiah 9:10-17 And shewedst signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they dealt proudly against them. So didst thou get thee a name, as [it is] this day. ... And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage: but thou [art] a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and forsookest them not.
Psalms 106:7-13 Our fathers understood not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; but provoked [him] at the sea, [even] at the Red sea. ... They soon forgat his works; they waited not for his counsel:
Psalms 107:43 Whoso [is] wise, and will observe these [things], even they shall understand the lovingkindness of the LORD.
John 9:37-40 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee. ... And [some] of the Pharisees which were with him heard these words, and said unto him, Are we blind also?
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? ... Nor consider that it is expedient for us, that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not.

opening:

Isaiah 58:2 Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as a nation that did righteousness, and forsook not the ordinance of their God: they ask of me the ordinances of justice; they take delight in approaching to God.
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:) ... Then they said to Jeremiah, The LORD be a true and faithful witness between us, if we do not even according to all things for the which the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.
Ezekiel 33:31 And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee [as] my people, and they hear thy words, but they will not do them: for with their mouth they shew much love, [but] their heart goeth after their covetousness.
Mark 6:19-20 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not: ... For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.
Acts 28:22-27 But we desire to hear of thee what thou thinkest: for as concerning this sect, we know that every where it is spoken against. ... For the heart of this people is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed; lest they should see with [their] eyes, and hear with [their] ears, and understand with [their] heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them.
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Nu 14:22. Dt 4:9; 29:2. Ne 9:10. Ps 106:7; 107:43. Is 1:3; 48:6; 58:2. Jr 42:2. Ezk 33:31. Mk 6:19. Jn 9:37; 11:37. Ac 28:22.

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