They have mouths but cannot speak,
eyes, but cannot see.
They have ears but cannot hear,
noses, but cannot smell.(A)

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16 They have mouths but cannot speak,(A)
eyes, but cannot see.
17 They have ears but cannot hear;
indeed, there is no breath in their mouths.(B)

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And He replied:

Go! Say to these people:
Keep listening, but do not understand;(A)
keep looking, but do not perceive.

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20 Though seeing many things,[a] you do not obey.
Though his ears are open, he does not listen.”(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:20 Alt Hb tradition reads You see many things;

“Son of man, you are living among a rebellious house.(A) They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear,(B) for they are a rebellious house.(C)

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14 Isaiah’s prophecy is fulfilled in them, which says:

You will listen and listen,
yet never understand;
and you will look and look,
yet never perceive.(A)

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18 Do you have eyes, and not see, and do you have ears, and not hear?(A)[a] And do you not remember?(B)

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