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You seeרָאוֹתmany things,רַבּוֹתbut do notוְלֹאkeep them;תִשְׁמֹרthe ears are open,פָּקוֹחַ אָזְנַיִםbut he does notוְלֹאhear.”יִשְׁמָע
Isaiah 42:20
Study it in the app“You see many things, but do not keep them; the ears are open, but he does not hear.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 42:20, word by word
- You seeרָאוֹתraot
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raot” appears- many thingsרַבּוֹתrabot
many
A great number of people or things.
Where else “rabot” appears- keep themתִשְׁמֹרtishmor
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “tishmor” appears- the ears are openפָּקוֹחַpakoach
open (the eyes)
Open (the eyes or the ears); from there, become aware.
Where else “pakoach” appears- the ears are openאָזְנַיִםaznayim
hearing
The ear that listens: "incline your ear".
Where else “aznayim” appears- hearיִשְׁמָעyishma
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishma” appears
The context
19Who is blind but my servant, or deaf like my messenger whom I send? Who is blind like the one at peace with me, or blind like the servant of YHWH?
20 · This verse (above)
21YHWH was pleased, for the sake of his righteousness, to magnify the instruction and make it glorious.