Isaiah 42:18-25 - Blind And Deaf Israel

¹⁸ "Listen, you deaf ones! Take notice, you blind ones! ¹⁹ My servant is truly blind, my messenger is truly deaf. My covenant partner, the servant of the Lord, is truly blind. ²⁰ You see many things, but don't comprehend; their ears are open, but do not hear."

²¹ The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it. ²² But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, "Bring that back!" ²³ Who among you will pay attention to this? Who will listen attentively in the future? ²⁴ Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? Was it not the Lord, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law. ²⁵ So he poured out his fierce anger on them, along with the devastation of war. Its flames encircled them, but they did not realize it; it burned against them, but they did notice.