Isaiah 42:20 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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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

Whoso is wise shall give heed to these things, And they shall consider the mercies of the LORD.

Isaiah 1:3

The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.

Isaiah 58:2

Yet they seek me daily, and delight to know my ways: as a nation that did righteousness and forsook not the ordinance of their God, they ask of me righteous ordinances, they delight to draw near unto God.

Isaiah 6:9

And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom shall I speak and testify, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is become unto them a reproach; they have no delight in it.

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come unto thee as the people cometh, and they sit before thee as my people, and they hear thy words, but do them not: for with their mouth they shew much love, but their heart goeth after their gain.

Ezekiel 33:32

And, lo, thou art unto them as a very lovely song of one that hath a pleasant voice, and can play well on an instrument: for they hear thy words, but they do them not.

Numbers 14:22

because all those men which have seen my glory, and my signs, which I wrought in Egypt and in the wilderness, yet have tempted me these ten times, and have not hearkened to my voice;

Matthew 13:13

Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

Romans 2:21

thou therefore that teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal?

Deuteronomy 4:9

Only take heed to thyself, and keep thy soul diligently, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes saw, and lest they depart from thy heart all the days of thy life; but make them known unto thy children and thy children's children;