Isaiah 42:18–23
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Israel’s Failure to Listen and See
18“Listen, you who are deaf!
Look and see, you blind!
19Who 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?
20You see and recognize what is right
but refuse to act on it.
You hear with your ears,
but you don’t really listen.”
21Because he is righteous,
the Lord has exalted his glorious law.
22But his own people have been robbed and plundered,
enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped.
They are fair game for anyone
and have no one to protect them,
no one to take them back home.
23Who will hear these lessons from the past
and see the ruin that awaits you in the future?
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!
Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,
or blind as the servant of the Lord?
He sees many things, but does not observe them;
his ears are open, but he does not hear.
The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness’ sake,
to magnify his law and make it glorious.
But this is a people plundered and looted;
they are all of them trapped in holes
and hidden in prisons;
they have become plunder with none to rescue,
spoil with none to say, “Restore!”
Who among you will give ear to this,
will attend and listen for the time to come?
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
“Hear, you deaf;
look, you blind, and see!
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?
You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”
It pleased the Lord
for the sake of his righteousness
to make his law great and glorious.
But this is a people plundered and looted,
all of them trapped in pits
or hidden away in prisons.
They have become plunder,
with no one to rescue them;
they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
Which of you will listen to this
or pay close attention in time to come?
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
“Listen, you deaf!
Look, you blind, so that you may see.
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?
Though seeing many things, you pay no attention.
Though his ears are open, he does not listen.”
Because of his righteousness, the Lord was pleased
to magnify his instruction and make it glorious.
But this is a people plundered and looted,
all of them trapped in holes
or imprisoned in dungeons.
They have become plunder
with no one to rescue them
and loot, with no one saying, “Give it back!”
Who among you will hear this?
Let him listen and obey in the future.
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Deaf people, listen!
And blind people, look to see!
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?
You see many things, but you do not observe.
His ears are open, but he does not hear.
Yahweh was willing for the sake of his righteousness;
he showed his teaching to be great and proved it to be glorious.
But this is a people plundered and looted; all of them are trapped in holes,
and they are kept hidden in houses of imprisonment.
They have become like plunder, and there is no one who saves;
like booty, and there is no one who says, “Restore!”
Who among you will heed this,
will listen attentively and listen, for the time to come?
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
KJV 1900King James Version
Hear, ye deaf;
And look, ye blind, that ye may see.
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?
Seeing many things, but thou observest not;
Opening the ears, but he heareth not.
The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake;
He will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
But this is a people robbed and spoiled;
They are all of them snared in holes,
And they are hid in prison houses:
They are for a prey, and none delivereth;
For a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
Who among you will give ear to this?
Who will hearken and hear for the time to come?
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