Isaiah 42:17–20
17 gThey are turned back and utterly put to shame,
who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
“You are our gods.”
Israel’s Failure to Hear and See
18 Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!
19 Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,4
or blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 hHe sees many things, but does not observe them;
ihis ears are open, but he does not hear.
Isaiah 42:17–20 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 But those who trust in idols,
who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’
will be turned back in utter shame.
18 “Hear, you deaf;
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind but my servant,
and deaf like the messenger I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”
Isaiah 42:17–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images,
That say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
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.
Isaiah 42:17–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 But those who trust in idols,
who say, ‘You are our gods,’
will be turned away in shame.
18 “Listen, you who are deaf!
Look and see, you blind!
19 Who is as blind as my own people, my servant?
Who is as deaf as my messenger?
Who is as blind as my chosen people,
the servant of the Lord?
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 42:17–20 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
17 They shall be turned back,
They shall be greatly ashamed,
Who trust in carved images,
Who say to the molded images,
‘You are our gods.’
18 “Hear, you deaf;
And look, you blind, that you may see.
19 Who is blind but My servant,
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
20 Seeing many things, but you do not observe;
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”
Isaiah 42:17–20 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 But those who trust in idols,
who say to their statues,
‘You are our gods’
will be rejected in disgrace.
18 “You who are deaf, hear me.
You who are blind, look and see.
19 No one is more blind than my servant Israel
or more deaf than the messenger I send.
No one is more blind than the person I own
or more blind than the servant of the Lord.
20 Israel, you have seen much, but you have not obeyed.
You hear, but you refuse to listen.”
Isaiah 42:17–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, Ye are our gods.
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 send? who is blind as he that is at peace with me, and blind as Jehovah’s servant? 20 Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Isaiah 42:17–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be covered with shame, that confide in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
18 —Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 19 Who is blind, but my servant? and deaf, as my messenger whom I sent? Who is blind as he in whom I have trusted, and blind as Jehovah’s servant, 20 —seeing many things, and thou observest not? With opened ears, he heareth not.
Isaiah 42:17–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 Then those who trust idols
and those who say to statues,
“You are our gods”
will be turned away and put to shame.
18 Listen, you deaf people.
Look, you blind people, so that you can see.
19 Who is blind except my servant
or deaf like the messenger I send?
Who is blind like the one who has my trust
or blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen much, but you do not observe anything.
Your ears are open, but you hear nothing.
Isaiah 42:17–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 They will be turned back and utterly ashamed—
those who trust in idols
and say to metal-plated images:
You are our gods!
18 “Listen, you deaf!
Look, you blind, so that you may see.
19 Who is blind but My servant,
or deaf like My messenger I am sending?
Who is blind like My dedicated one,
or blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 Though seeing many things, you do not obey.
Though his ears are open, he does not listen.”
Isaiah 42:17–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 They shall be turned back and utterly put to shame—
those who trust in carved images,
who say to cast images,
“You are our gods.”
18 Listen, you that are deaf;
and you that are blind, look up and see!
19 Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf like my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind like my dedicated one,
or blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 He sees many things, but does not observe them;
his ears are open, but he does not hear.
Isaiah 42:17–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 They shall turn back;
they shall be greatly ashamed,
those who trust in an image,
who say to a cast image, “You are our gods.”
18 Deaf people, listen!
And blind people, look to see!
19 Who is blind but my servant
or deaf like my messenger whom I sent?
Who is blind like the one who is repaid
or blind like the servant of Yahweh?
20 You see many things, but you do not observe.
His ears are open, but he does not hear.
Isaiah 42:17–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 Some people trust in statues of gods.
They say to them, ‘You are our gods.’
But they will be dishonored.
They will be put to shame.
18 “Israel, listen to me! You can hear,
but you do not understand.
Look to me! You can see,
but you do not know what you are seeing.
19 The people of Israel serve me. But who is more blind than they are?
Who is more deaf than the messengers I send?
Who is more blind than those who have committed themselves to be faithful to me?
Who is more blind than my servants?
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 42:17–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
17 They will be turned back and be utterly put to shame,
Who trust in idols,
Who say to molten images,
“You are our gods.”
18 Hear, you deaf!
And look, you blind, that you may see.
19 Who is blind but My servant,
Or so deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is so blind as he that is at peace with Me,
Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but none hears.