Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

Who is blind but My servant? Or deaf, as My messenger whom I sent? Who is blind as he who is perfect, and blind as Jehovah's servant?

New American Standard Bible

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?

King James Version

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?

Holman Bible

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?

International Standard Version

Who is blind except my servant, or deaf like my messenger I am sending? Who is blind like the one committed to me, or blind like the LORD's servant?

A Conservative Version

Who is blind, but my servant, or deaf, as my messenger that I send? Who is blind as he who is at peace [with me], and blind as LORD's servant?

American Standard Version

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?

Amplified


Who is blind but My servant [Israel],
Or deaf like My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind like the one who is at peace with Me [in a covenant relationship],
Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?

Bible in Basic English

Who is blind, but my servant? who has his ears stopped, but he whom I send? who is blind as my true one, or who has his ears shut like the Lord's servant?

Darby Translation

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,

Julia Smith Translation

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?

King James 2000

Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger whom I sent? who is blind as he who is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant?

Lexham Expanded Bible

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?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

But who is blinder, than my servant? Or so deaf, as my messengers, whom I send unto thee? For who is so blind as the perfect man, and so blind as the LORD's servant?

NET Bible

My servant is truly blind, my messenger is truly deaf. My covenant partner, the servant of the Lord, is truly blind.

New Heart English Bible

Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as the LORD's servant?

The Emphasized Bible

Who is, blind, like an intimate friend? Or blind like the Servant of Yahweh?

Webster

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?

World English Bible

Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as Yahweh's servant?

Youngs Literal Translation

Who is blind but My servant? And deaf as My messenger I send? Who is blind as he who is at peace, Yea, blind, as the servant of Jehovah?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Who is blind
עוּר 
`ivver 
Usage: 26

but my servant
עבד 
`ebed 
Usage: 800

or deaf
חרשׁ 
Cheresh 
Usage: 9

as my messenger
מלאך 
Mal'ak 
Usage: 213

שׁלח 
Shalach 
Usage: 848

who is blind
עוּר 
`ivver 
Usage: 26

and blind
עוּר 
`ivver 
Usage: 26

as the Lord's

Usage: 0

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Smith

Watsons

Context Readings

Blind And Deaf Israel

18 Hear, deaf ones; and blind ones look to see. 19 Who is blind but My servant? Or deaf, as My messenger whom I sent? Who is blind as he who is perfect, and blind as Jehovah's servant? 20 You see many things, but do not pay attention. Your ears are open, but not any hears.


Cross References

Jeremiah 5:21

Now hear this, O foolish people and without heart; who have eyes and see not; who have ears and hear not;

Ezekiel 12:2

Son of man, you dwell in the midst of a rebellious house, who have eyes to see and see not. They have ears to hear and hear not, for they are a rebellious house.

2 Corinthians 4:4

in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving ones, so that the light of the glorious gospel of Christ (who is the image of God) should not dawn on them.

Isaiah 6:9

And He said, Go, and tell this people, You hear indeed, but do not understand; and seeing you see, but do not know.

Isaiah 26:3

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You; because he trusts in You.

Isaiah 29:9-14

Stand still and wonder! Blind your eyes and be blind! They are drunk, but not with wine; they stagger, but not with strong drink.

Isaiah 41:8

But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham, My friend;

Isaiah 44:26

who makes the word of His servant sure, and makes good the counsel of His messengers; who says to Jerusalem, She shall have people; and to the cities of Judah, You shall be built, and I will raise up the waste places of it;

Isaiah 56:10

His watchmen are blind; they are all ignorant; they are all dumb dogs who cannot bark, dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.

Jeremiah 4:22

For My people are foolish; they have not known Me; they are stupid sons, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Matthew 13:14-15

And in them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah which said, "By hearing you shall hear and shall not understand; and seeing you shall see and shall not perceive;

Matthew 15:14-16

Let them alone. They are blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

Matthew 23:16-24

Woe to you, blind guides, saying, Whoever shall swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever shall swear by the gold of the temple, he is a debtor.

Mark 8:17-18

And knowing it, Jesus said to them, Why do you reason that it is because you have no loaves? Do you not yet perceive nor understand? Have you still hardened your heart?

John 7:47-49

Then the Pharisees answered them, Also, have you not been deceived?

John 9:39

And Jesus said, I have come into this world for judgment, that they who do not see might see, and that they who see might be made blind.

John 9:41

Jesus said to them, If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now you say, We see. Therefore your sin remains.

John 12:40

"He has blinded their eyes and hardened their heart, so that they should not see with their eyes nor understand with their heart, and be converted, and I should heal them."

Romans 2:17-23

Behold, you are called a Jew, and rest in the Law, and boast in God;

Romans 11:7-10

What then? Israel has not obtained that which it seeks, but the election obtained it, and the rest were hardened

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, lest you should be wise within yourselves; that blindness in part has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the nations has comes in.

2 Corinthians 3:14-15

(But their thoughts were blinded; for until the present the same veil remains on the reading of the old covenant, not taken away.) But this veil has been done away in Christ.

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