Israel’s watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep.
Luke 6:39 - New International Version (Anglicised) He also told them this parable: ‘Can the blind lead the blind? Will they not both fall into a pit? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He further told them a proverb: Can a blind [man] guide and direct a blind [man]? Will they not both stumble into a ditch or a hole in the ground? American Standard Version (1901) And he spake also a parable unto them, Can the blind guide the blind? shall they not both fall into a pit? Common English Bible Jesus also told them a riddle. “A blind person can’t lead another blind person, right? Won’t they both fall into a ditch? Catholic Public Domain Version Now he told them another comparison: "How can the blind lead the blind? Would they not both fall into a pit? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he spoke also to them a similitude: Can the blind lead the blind? do they not both fall into the ditch? |
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they all lack knowledge; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they lie around and dream, they love to sleep.
Those who guide this people mislead them, and those who are guided are led astray.
Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when I punish them,’ says the Lord.
Are they ashamed of their detestable conduct? No, they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen; they will be brought down when they are punished, says the Lord.
Then he told them many things in parables, saying: ‘A farmer went out to sow his seed.
Leave them; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.’
‘You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell?
if you are convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those who are in the dark,
while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.