Isaiah 42:20 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

²⁰ He sees many things, but does not observe them; his ears are open, but he does not hear.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ You have seen many things, but you do not observe or apprehend their true meaning. His ears are open, but he hears not!

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.

Common English Bible

²⁰ You have seen many things, but don’t keep watch. With ears open, you don’t hear.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ You who see many things, will you not keep them? You who have open ears, will you not listen?

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ Thou that seest many things, wilt thou not observe them? Thou that hast ears open, wilt thou not hear?

Isaiah 42:20 Cross References

Psalm 107:43

Whoever is wise, let him give heed to these things; let men consider the steadfast love of the Lord.

Isaiah 1:3

The ox knows its owner, and the ass its master's crib; but Israel does not know, my people does not understand.”

Isaiah 58:2

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways, as if they were a nation that did righteousness and did not forsake the ordinance of their God; they ask of me righteous judgments, they delight to draw near to God.

Isaiah 6:9

And he said, “Go, and say to this people: “ ‘Hear and hear, but do not understand; see and see, but do not perceive.’

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom shall I speak and give warning, that they may hear? Behold, their ears are closed, they cannot listen; behold, the word of the Lord is to them an object of scorn, they take no pleasure in it.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come to you as people come, and they sit before you as my people, and they hear what you say but they will not do it; for with their lips they show much love, but their heart is set on their gain.

Ezekiel 33:32

And lo, you are to them like one who sings love songs with a beautiful voice and plays well on an instrument, for they hear what you say, but they will not do it.

Numbers 14:22

none of the men who have seen my glory and my signs which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, and yet have put me to the proof these ten times and have not hearkened to my voice,

Matthew 13:13

This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand.

Romans 2:21

you then who teach others, will you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal?

Deuteronomy 4:9

“Only take heed, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things which your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children's children—