Isaiah 42:20 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Isaiah 42:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Seeing many things - That is, the people, the Jews, spoken of here as the servants of God. They had had an opportunity of observing many things pertaining to the law, the government, and the deal...
Isaiah 42:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Israel's Piteous Plight, a Punishment from Yahweh. The prophet bids the people, who have not recognised Yahweh's working in their distresses, look beneath the surface. To all appearance they are ca...
Isaiah 42:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Seeing... opening the ears. As Israel had done. Reference to Pentateuch ( Deuteronomy 29:1 ; Deuteronomy 29:2 ). But Israel was blind and deaf ( Isaiah 42:19 ). Compare Jeremiah 5:21 ; Jeremiah...
Isaiah 42:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

20. Seeing many things. The Prophet himself explains what is the nature of this blindness of which he spoke, and shews that it is double; and this shews clearly that he spoke of the Jews, wh...
Isaiah 42:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. Seeing many things "Thou hast seen indeed" - The text has ראית רבית raith rabith, which the Masoretes in the marginal...
Isaiah 42:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Who is blind, but my servant; &c.— As it might be doubted who were the blind and deaf mentioned in the preceding verse, the prophet here points them out. "I have exhibited (says God) the Ge...
Isaiah 42:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. Seeing many things, but thou observest not - thou dost not keep them. The "many things" - are the many proofs...
Isaiah 42:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Ideal Servant 1-9. The characteristics and functions of Israel as the ideal Servant of Jehovah. 10-17 A song of praise to Jehovah. 18-25. The deficiencies of the actual Israel, considere...
Isaiah 42:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Seeing many things... — With a clear vision into the future, the prophet sees that the future Israel will be as far from the ideal as his contemporaries had been. In the actual work of the Servan...
Isaiah 42:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

BOOK 3 THE SERVANT OF THE LORD HAVING completed our survey of the fundamental truths of our prophecy, and studied the subject which forms its immediate and most urgent interest, the deliverance...
Isaiah 42:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

a Deaf and Blind Messenger Isaiah 42:14-25 There are times in our lives when God seems to hold His peace. Evil is rife, bad men prosper, society lies under the spell of vice. It is only tempor...
Isaiah 42:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The manifesto now presents the great Servant of Jehovah. His person is first described. His manifestation is announced (verse Isaiah 42:1 ), His mission is declared (verse Isaiah 42:1 ), His method...
Isaiah 42:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here, as in the former Chapter s, the contrast is drawn between the Lord Jehovah, and the idols of the nations around; and the striking difference which marks the several worshippers is made between...
Isaiah 42:20 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

MERCY BLIND ‘Who is blind, but My servant? or deaf, as My messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord’s servant? Seeing many things, but thou observest not; op...
Isaiah 42:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Seeing many things, but thou observest not ,.... The Scribes and Pharisees, saw Christ in the flesh; they saw the miracles he did; they saw the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers c...
Isaiah 42:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. Ver. 20. But observest not, ] viz., For holy practice. But he heareth not. ] viz., For any good purpose, he hea...
Isaiah 42:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Hear, ye deaf , &c. O you, whosoever you are, whether Jews or Gentiles, who shall resist this clear light, and obstinately continue in your former errors, attend diligently to my words, and cons...
Isaiah 42:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Blindness of the Jews. B. C. 708. 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye ma...
Isaiah 42:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Thou dost not seriously and impartially consider the plain word and the wonderful works of God, of which thine ears and eyes have been witnesses, which are abundantly sufficient for the conviction of...
Isaiah 42:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Sad Present State of God's Servant, The Seed of Abraham ( Isaiah 42:18-25 ). The glory of the future is now brought down to earth by a recognition of the present condition of God's servant. In...
Isaiah 42:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

BLIND IN THE SUNLIGHT Isaiah 42:18-20 . Hear, ye deaf, and look, ye blind, &c. Thus the Lord expostulates with His ancient people, and thus He has reason to expostulate with us. We succeed t...
Isaiah 42:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 42:1 . Behold my servant. In the Chaldaic, the Messiah; and so the whole passage is cited from the LXX. Matthew 12:17-20 . All other applications of the word “servant” are superseded. Chri...
Isaiah 42:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Hear, ye deaf Divine expostulation Thus the Lord expostulates with His ancient people, and thus He has reason to expostulate with us. 1. We are deaf, in a spiritual sense, when we do not att...
Isaiah 42:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Isaiah 42:1-23 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SERVANT OF THE LORD , AND THE WORK WHICH HE WILL PERFORM . There are comparatively few who deny that, in this place a...
Isaiah 42:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Wrath of God upon Israel
Isaiah 42:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Acts 28:22-27 ; Deuteronomy 29:2-4 ; Deuteronomy 4:9 ; Ezekiel 33:31 ; Isaiah 1:3 ; Isaiah 48:6-8 ; Isaiah 58:2 ; Jeremiah 42:2-5 ; John 11:37-50 ; John 9:37-40 ; Mark 6:19 ; Mark 6:20 ;...
Isaiah 42:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Heareth not — Thou dost not seriously consider the plain word, and the wonderful works of God.

Isaiah 42:20 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Isaiah 42:20 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Isaiah 42:20 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Isaiah 42:20 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Isaiah 42:20 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 42:20 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Isaiah 42:20 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 42:20 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Isaiah 42:20 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Isaiah 42:20 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Isaiah 42:20 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Isaiah 42:20 - The Biblical Illustrator

Isaiah 42:20 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Isaiah 42:20 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Isaiah 42:20 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Isaiah 42:20 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes