Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Who blind but my servant? and deaf as my messenger I shall send? who blind he being perfect? and blind as the servant of Jehovah?
New American Standard Bible
Or so deaf as My
Who is so blind as he that is
Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?
King James Version
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?
Holman Bible
or deaf like My messenger I am sending?
Who is blind like My dedicated one,
or blind like the servant of the Lord?
International Standard Version
Who is blind except my servant, or deaf like my messenger I am sending? Who is blind like the one committed to me, or blind like the LORD's servant?
A Conservative Version
Who is blind, but my servant, or deaf, as my messenger that I send? Who is blind as he who is at peace [with me], and blind as LORD's servant?
American Standard Version
Who 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?
Amplified
Who is blind but My servant [Israel],
Or deaf like My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind like the one who is at peace with Me [in a covenant relationship],
Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?
Bible in Basic English
Who is blind, but my servant? who has his ears stopped, but he whom I send? who is blind as my true one, or who has his ears shut like the Lord's servant?
Darby Translation
Who is blind, but my servant? and deaf, as my messenger whom I sent? Who is blind as he in whom I have trusted, and blind as Jehovah's servant,
King James 2000
Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger whom I sent? who is blind as he who is perfect, and blind as the LORD's servant?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Who [is] blind but my servant or deaf like my messenger [whom] I sent? Who [is] blind like the one who is repaid or blind like the servant of Yahweh?
Modern King James verseion
Who is blind but My servant? Or deaf, as My messenger whom I sent? Who is blind as he who is perfect, and blind as Jehovah's servant?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But who is blinder, than my servant? Or so deaf, as my messengers, whom I send unto thee? For who is so blind as the perfect man, and so blind as the LORD's servant?
NET Bible
My servant is truly blind, my messenger is truly deaf. My covenant partner, the servant of the Lord, is truly blind.
New Heart English Bible
Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as the LORD's servant?
The Emphasized Bible
Who is, blind, like an intimate friend? Or blind like the Servant of Yahweh?
Webster
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?
World English Bible
Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as Yahweh's servant?
Youngs Literal Translation
Who is blind but My servant? And deaf as My messenger I send? Who is blind as he who is at peace, Yea, blind, as the servant of Jehovah?
Interlinear
Shalach
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 42:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Blind And Deaf Israel
18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, to see. 19 Who blind but my servant? and deaf as my messenger I shall send? who blind he being perfect? and blind as the servant of Jehovah? 20 Seeing many things, and thou wilt not watch; opening the ears, and he will not bear.
Cross References
Jeremiah 5:21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and no heart; eyes to them and they will not see; and ears to them, and they will not hear:
Ezekiel 12:2
Son of man, thou art dwelling in the midst of a house of contradiction, which to them eyes to see, and they saw not: ears to them to hear, and they heard not: for they are a house of contradiction.
2 Corinthians 4:4
In whom the God of this world blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so that the enlightening of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, does not enlighten them.
Isaiah 6:9
And he will say, Go, and say to this people, Hearing, hear ye, and ye shall not understand; and seeing, see ye, and ye shall not know.
Isaiah 26:3
The mind placed upon thee thou wilt form peace, peace, because he trusted in thee.
Isaiah 29:9-14
Linger ye, and wonder; delight yourselves, and be ye blinded; they were drunken and not with wine; they reeled and not with strong drink.
Isaiah 41:8
And thou, Israel, my servant Jacob whom I chose thee, the seed of Abraham my beloved:
Isaiah 44:26
Setting up the word of his servant, and he will complete the cousnel of his messengers; saying to Jerusalem, Thou shalt be dwelt in; and to the cities of Judah, Ye shall be built, and will raise up her wastes:
Isaiah 56:10
Look about, ye blind; they all knew not, they all dumb dogs, they shall not be able to bark; dreaming, lying down, loving to slumber.
Jeremiah 4:22
For my people are foolish, they knew me not; foolish sons are they and they not understanding; wise are they to do evil, and to do good they knew not
Matthew 13:14-15
And the prophecy of Esaias is filled up in them, saying, In hearing shall ye hear, and not understand; and seeing ye shall see, and not perceive.
Matthew 15:14-16
Let them go: they are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
Matthew 23:16-24
Woe to you blind guides, saying, Whoever should swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever should swear by the gold of the temple, he is indebted!
Mark 8:17-18
And Jesus having known, says to them, Why reason ye with yourselves, because ye have no loaves? observe ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened?
John 7:47-49
Then the Pharisees answered them, Have ye not also been deceived
John 9:39
And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they not seeing might see; and they seeing might be blind.
John 9:41
We are not also blind? Jesus said to them If ye were blind, ye had not sinned: and now ye say, That we see; therefore your sin remains.
John 12:40
He has blinded their eyes, and hardened their heart: lest they see with the eyes, and understand with the heart, and should turn back, and I should heal them.
Romans 2:17-23
Behold, thou art named a Jew, and restest upon the law, and boastest thyself in God,
Romans 11:7-10
What then What Israel seeks for, this be attained not; but the selection attained, and the rest were hardened.
Romans 11:25
For I will not ye should not know, brethren, this mystery, lest ye be wise with yourselves; for hardness from part has been to Israel, till the filling up of the nations come in.
2 Corinthians 3:14-15
But their minds were hardened: for until this day the same veil upon the reading of the old covenant. remains not uncovered;for in Christ it is left unemployed.