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Isaiah 42:20-22
New King James Version
Isaiah 42:20-22
New King James Version
20 Seeing many things, (A)but you do not observe;
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”
Israel’s Obstinate Disobedience
21 The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake;
He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
22 But this is a people robbed and plundered;
All of them are [a]snared in holes,
And they are hidden in prison houses;
They are for prey, and no one delivers;
For plunder, and no one says, “Restore!”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:22 Or trapped in caves
Isaiah 42:20-22
King James Version
Isaiah 42:20-22
King James Version
20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
21 The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.
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Isaiah 42:20-22
English Standard Version
Isaiah 42:20-22
English Standard Version
20 (A)He sees many things, but does not observe them;
(B)his ears are open, but he does not hear.
21 The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake,
to magnify his law and make it glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered and looted;
they are all of them trapped in holes
(C)and hidden in prisons;
they have become plunder with none to rescue,
spoil with none to say, “Restore!”
Isaiah 42:20-22
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 42:20-22
New American Standard Bible
20 (A)You have seen many things, but you do not retain them;
Your ears are open, but no one hears.
21 The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the Law (B)great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered and pillaged;
All of them are (C)trapped in [a]caves,
Or are (D)hidden away in prisons;
They have become plunder, with no one to save them,
And spoils with no one to say, “Give them back!”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:22 Or holes
Isaiah 42:20-22
New International Version
Isaiah 42:20-22
New International Version
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(A)
21 It pleased the Lord
for the sake(B) of his righteousness
to make his law(C) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(D) and looted,
all of them trapped in pits(E)
or hidden away in prisons.(F)
They have become plunder,
with no one to rescue them;(G)
they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
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