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Isaiah 42:20

20  hHe sees many things, but does not observe them;

ihis ears are open, but he does not hear.

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Isaiah 42:20 — The New International Version (NIV)

20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;

your ears are open, but you do not listen.”

Isaiah 42:20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not;

Opening the ears, but he heareth not.

Isaiah 42:20 — New Living Translation (NLT)

20 You see and recognize what is right

but refuse to act on it.

You hear with your ears,

but you don’t really listen.”

Isaiah 42:20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

20 Seeing many things, but you do not observe;

Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”

Isaiah 42:20 — New Century Version (NCV)

20 Israel, you have seen much, but you have not obeyed.

You hear, but you refuse to listen.”

Isaiah 42:20 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Isaiah 42:20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

Isaiah 42:20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

20 You have seen much, but you do not observe anything. 

Your ears are open, but you hear nothing. 

Isaiah 42:20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

20 Though seeing many things, you do not obey.

Though his ears are open, he does not listen.”

Isaiah 42:20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

20 He sees many things, but does not observe them;

his ears are open, but he does not hear.

Isaiah 42:20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

20 You see many things, but you do not observe.

His ears are open, but he does not hear.

Isaiah 42:20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

20 Israel, you have seen many things.

But you have not paid any attention to me.

Your ears are open.

But you do not hear anything I say.”

Isaiah 42:20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

20 You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;

Your ears are open, but none hears.


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