Isaiah 42:18

Israel Is Deaf and Blind · Isaiah 42:18–25
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Translations

Modern
Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!
Traditional
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Literal
Listen, O deaf ones, and look O blind ones, in order to see.
Latin
Surdi, audite, et cæci, intuemini ad videndum.

Original

Hebrew
English
Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!

Notes

The Israelites who ignored God's words and actions became spiritually blind and deaf (see Isaiah 6:9–10). They knew the truth from God's word and the prophets, but their closed minds refused to respond.

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Glossary

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Topics

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