Isaiah 42:18
What does Isaiah 42:18 mean?
A plain-English look at Isaiah 42:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Give ear, you whose ears are shut; and let your eyes be open, you blind, so that you may see.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Ye deaf, hear; and ye blind, look to see.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Hear, ye deaf, and, ye blind, behold that you may see.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890— Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Context
v.17They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, Ye are our gods.
v.18This passage
v.19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace with me, and blind as Jehovah’s servant?
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
- Luke 7:22
And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings preached to them.
- Exodus 4:11
And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh a man dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?
- Isaiah 43:8
Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
- Revelation 3:17
Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:
- Mark 7:34
and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
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