Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Seeing many things, and thou wilt not watch; opening the ears, and he will not bear.
New American Standard Bible
Your ears are open, but none hears.
King James Version
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
Holman Bible
Though his ears are open, he does not listen.”
International Standard Version
You've seen many things, but you pay no attention. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen.
A Conservative Version
Thou see many things, but thou do not observe. His ears are open, but he does not hear.
American Standard Version
Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Amplified
You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but no one hears.
Bible in Basic English
Seeing much, but keeping nothing in mind; his ears are open, but there is no hearing.
Darby Translation
seeing many things, And thou observest not? with opened ears, he heareth not.
King James 2000
Seeing many things, but you observe not; opening the ears, but he hears not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You see many [things], but you do not observe. [His] ears are open, but he does not hear.
Modern King James verseion
You see many things, but do not pay attention. Your ears are open, but not any hears.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They are like, as if thou understoodest much, and keptest nothing: or if one heard well, but were not obedient.
NET Bible
You see many things, but don't comprehend; their ears are open, but do not hear."
New Heart English Bible
You see many things, but do not observe. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen.
The Emphasized Bible
Seeing many things, yet thou heedest not, Opening the ears yet he heareth not,
Webster
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
World English Bible
You see many things, but don't observe. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen.
Youngs Literal Translation
Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not.
Interlinear
Ra'ah
Rab
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 42:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Blind And Deaf Israel
19 Who blind but my servant? and deaf as my messenger I shall send? who blind he being perfect? and blind as the servant of Jehovah? 20 Seeing many things, and thou wilt not watch; opening the ears, and he will not bear. 21 Jehovah was pleased for sake of his justice; he will magnify the law and make glorious.
Names
Cross References
Numbers 14:22
For all the men having seen my glory and my signs which I did in Egypt and in the desert, and they will try me this ten times, they heard not to my voice.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Only watch to thyself and watch thy soul greatly, lest thou. shalt forget the words which thine eyes saw, and lest they shall remove from thy heart all the days of thy life: and make them known to thy sons and to the sons of thy sons.
Deuteronomy 29:2-4
And Moses will call to all Israel and will say, to them, Ye saw all that Jehovah did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land;
Nehemiah 9:10-17
And thou wilt give signs and wonders upon Pharaoh, and upon all his servants, and upon all the people of his land: for thou knewest that they acted proudly against them. And thou wilt make to thee a name as this day.
Psalm 106:7-13
Our fathers considered not thy wonders in Egypt; they remembered not the multitude of thy mercies; they embittered at the sea, the sea of sedge;
Psalm 107:43
Who the wise and will watch these, and they shall understand the mercies of Jehovah.
Isaiah 1:3
. The ox knew his possessor, and the ass his lord's stall: Israel knew not; my people understood not
Isaiah 48:6-8
Thou heardest, seeing it all; and will ye not announce? I caused thee to hear new things from now, and hidden things, and thou knewest them not
Isaiah 58:2
And day, day, they will seek me, and delight to know my way as a nation who did justice and forsook not the judgment of his God: they will ask me the judgments of justice, they will delight to draw near to Gad.
Jeremiah 6:10
To whom shall I speak and testify, and they will hear? behold, their ear being uncircumcised, and they shall not be able to hearken: behold, the word of Jehovah was to them for a reproach; they will not delight in it
Jeremiah 42:2-5
And they will say to Jeremiah the prophet, Now shall our supplication fall before thee, and pray thou for us to Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant; for we were left few from many as thine eyes see us.
Ezekiel 33:31
And they will come to thee, according to the coming of the people, and they will sit before thee my people, and they heard thy words, and they did them not: for they making loves with their mouth, their heart went after their plunder.
Mark 6:19-20
And Herodias had a grudge against him, and desired to kill him; and could not:
John 9:37-40
And Jesus said to him, Thou hast also seen him, and he speaking with thee, the same is he.
John 11:37-50
And certain of them said, Could not he having opened the eyes of the blind, have made that this should not die?
Acts 28:22-27
And we desire to hear from thee what thou thinkest: for truly of this sect it is known to us that it is everywhere spoken against.
Romans 2:21
Therefore teaching another, teachest thou not thyself proclaiming not to steal, stealest thou?