Isaiah 42:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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?

Who is blind

General references

Isaiah 43:8

Matthew 13:13

John 8:27

Bible References

Who is blind

And so he said, "Go, and tell this people: 'Ye shall hear indeed, but ye shall not understand; ye shall plainly see, and not perceive.

Ponder these things once in your mind, and wonder: Blinded are they themselves, and the blind guides of others; they are drunken, but not with wine; they are unstable, but not through strong drink.

For his watchmen are all blind, they have altogether no understanding. They are all dumb dogs, no being able to bark; they are sleepery, sluggish, and lie snorting.

"Nevertheless this shall come upon them because my people is become foolish, and hath utterly no understanding. They are the children of foolishness, and without any discretion. To do evil, they have wit enough: but to do well, they have no wisdom."

"Hear this, thou foolish and indiscreet people: ye have eyes, but ye see not; ears have ye, but ye hear not.

"Thou son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of a froward household: which have eyes to see, and yet see not; ears have they to hear, and yet hear they not. For they are an obstinate household.

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which prophecy saith, 'With the ears ye shall hear, and shall not understand; and with the eyes ye shall see, and shall not perceive."

Let them alone, they be the blind leaders of the blind. If the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch."

Woe be unto you, blind guides, for ye which say, 'Whosoever swear by the temple, it is nothing: but whosoever swear by the gold of the temple, he offendeth.'

And when Jesus knew that, he said unto them, "Why take ye thought because ye have no bread? Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Have ye your hearts yet blinded?

Then answered them the Pharisees, "Are ye also deceived?

Jesus said, "I am come unto judgment, into this world: that they which see not, might see, and they which see might be made blind."

"He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts: that they should not see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted and I should heal them."

Behold, thou art called a Jew, and trustest in the law and rejoicest in God,

What then? Israel hath not obtained that that he sought. No but yet the election hath obtained it. The remnant are blinded,

But their minds were blinded. For until this day remaineth the same covering, untaken away, in the old testament when they read it - which in Christ is put away:

in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

General references

Bring forth that people which is blind, yet hath eyes; which is deaf yet hath ears.

Therefore speak I to them in similitudes: For though they see, they see not; and hearing, they hear not, neither understand.

Howbeit, they understood not that he spake of his father.