Isaiah 42:18-22
Lexham English Bible
Blind and Deaf Israel
18 Deaf people, listen!
And blind people, look to see!
19 Who is blind but my servant
or[a] deaf like my messenger whom I sent?
Who is blind like the one who is repaid
or[b] blind like the servant of Yahweh?
20 You see many things, but[c] you do not observe.
His ears are open, but[d] he does not hear.
21 Yahweh was willing for the sake of his righteousness;
he showed his teaching to be great and proved it to be glorious.
22 But[e] 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!”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:19 Or “and”
- Isaiah 42:19 Or “and”
- Isaiah 42:20 Or “and”
- Isaiah 42:20 Or “and”
- Isaiah 42:22 Or “And”
Isaiah 42:18-22
New King James Version
18 “Hear, you deaf;
And look, you blind, that you may see.
19 (A)Who is blind but My servant,
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
20 Seeing many things, (B)but you do not observe;
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”
Israel’s Obstinate Disobedience
21 The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake;
He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
22 But this is a people robbed and plundered;
All of them are [a]snared in holes,
And they are hidden in prison houses;
They are for prey, and no one delivers;
For plunder, and no one says, “Restore!”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:22 Or trapped in caves
Isaiah 42:18-22
New International Version
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(A)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(B) but my servant,(C)
and deaf like the messenger(D) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(E) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(F)
21 It pleased the Lord
for the sake(G) of his righteousness
to make his law(H) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(I) and looted,
all of them trapped in pits(J)
or hidden away in prisons.(K)
They have become plunder,
with no one to rescue them;(L)
they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
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