Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not.

New American Standard Bible

You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but none hears.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Though seeing many things, you do not obey.
Though his ears are open, he does not listen.”

International Standard Version

You've seen many things, but you pay no attention. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen.

A Conservative Version

Thou see many things, but thou do not observe. His ears are open, but he does not hear.

American Standard Version

Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.

Amplified


You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but no one hears.

Bible in Basic English

Seeing much, but keeping nothing in mind; his ears are open, but there is no hearing.

Darby Translation

seeing many things, And thou observest not? with opened ears, he heareth not.

Julia Smith Translation

Seeing many things, and thou wilt not watch; opening the ears, and he will not bear.

King James 2000

Seeing many things, but you observe not; opening the ears, but he hears not.

Lexham Expanded Bible

You see many [things], but you do not observe. [His] ears are open, but he does not hear.

Modern King James verseion

You see many things, but do not pay attention. Your ears are open, but not any hears.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

They are like, as if thou understoodest much, and keptest nothing: or if one heard well, but were not obedient.

NET Bible

You see many things, but don't comprehend; their ears are open, but do not hear."

New Heart English Bible

You see many things, but do not observe. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen.

The Emphasized Bible

Seeing many things, yet thou heedest not, Opening the ears yet he heareth not,

Webster

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

World English Bible

You see many things, but don't observe. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

but thou observest
שׁמר 
Shamar 
Usage: 468

not opening
פּקח 
Paqach 
Usage: 20

the ears
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Blind And Deaf Israel

19 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? 20 Seeing many things, and thou observest not, Opening ears, and he heareth not. 21 Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.


Cross References

Numbers 14:22

for all the men who are seeing My honour, and My signs, which I have done in Egypt, and in the wilderness, and try Me these ten times, and have not hearkened to My voice --

Deuteronomy 4:9

'Only, take heed to thyself, and watch thy soul exceedingly, lest thou forget the things which thine eyes have seen, and lest they turn aside from thy heart, all days of thy life; and thou hast made them known to thy sons, and to thy sons' sons.

Deuteronomy 29:2-4

And Moses calleth unto all Israel, and saith unto them, 'Ye -- ye have seen all that which Jehovah hath done before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh, and to all his servants, and to all his land;

Nehemiah 9:10-17

and dost give signs and wonders on Pharaoh, and on all his servants, and on all the people of his land, for Thou hast known that they have acted proudly against them, and Thou makest to Thee a name as at this day.

Psalm 106:7-13

Our fathers in Egypt, Have not considered wisely Thy wonders, They have not remembered The abundance of Thy kind acts, And provoke by the sea, at the sea of Suph.

Psalm 107:43

Who is wise, and observeth these? They understand the kind acts of Jehovah!

Isaiah 1:3

An ox hath known its owner, And an ass the crib of its master, Israel hath not known, My people hath not understood.

Isaiah 48:6-8

Thou hast heard, see the whole of it, And ye, do ye not declare? I have caused thee to hear new things from this time, And things reserved that ye knew not.

Isaiah 58:2

Seeing -- Me day by day they seek, And the knowledge of My ways they desire, As a nation that righteousness hath done, And the judgment of its God hath not forsaken, They ask of me judgments of righteousness, The drawing near of God they desire:

Jeremiah 6:10

To whom do I speak, and testify, and they hear? Lo, their ear is uncircumcised, And they are not able to attend. Lo, a word of Jehovah hath been to them for a reproach, They delight not in it.

Jeremiah 42:2-5

and they say unto Jeremiah the prophet, 'Let, we pray thee, our supplication fall before thee, and pray for us unto Jehovah thy God, for all this remnant; for we have been left a few out of many, as thine eyes do see us;

Ezekiel 33:31

And they come in unto thee as the coming in of a people, And they sit before thee -- My people, And have heard thy words, and they do them not, For doting loves with their mouth they are making, After their dishonest gain their heart is going.

Mark 6:19-20

and Herodias was having a quarrel with him, and was willing to kill him, and was not able,

John 9:37-40

And Jesus said to him, 'Thou hast both seen him, and he who is speaking with thee is he;'

John 11:37-50

and certain of them said, 'Was not this one, who did open the eyes of the blind man, able to cause that also this one might not have died?'

Acts 28:22-27

and we think it good from thee to hear what thou dost think, for, indeed, concerning this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against;'

Romans 2:21

Thou, then, who art teaching another, thyself dost thou not teach?

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