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20 You see many things, but don’t observe.
    His ears are open, but he doesn’t listen.
21 It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law
    and make it honorable.
22 But this is a robbed and plundered people.
    All of them are snared in holes,
    and they are hidden in prisons.
They have become captives, and no one delivers,
    and a plunder, and no one says, ‘Restore them!’

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20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
    your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(A)
21 It pleased the Lord
    for the sake(B) of his righteousness
    to make his law(C) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(D) and looted,
    all of them trapped in pits(E)
    or hidden away in prisons.(F)
They have become plunder,
    with no one to rescue them;(G)
they have been made loot,
    with no one to say, “Send them back.”

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20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.

21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

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20 Seeing many things, (A)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!”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:22 Or trapped in caves