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Hear, you deaf; and look, you blind, that you may see.
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A Wake-Up Call for Believers
Most commentators agree that this verse is a sharp turn in the prophecy. After speaking of bringing light to the Gentiles, Isaiah addresses his own people, Israel. They had become spiritually "deaf" and "blind" despite being God's chosen people. This serves as a powerful warning for believers today to avoid spiritual complacency and to remain attentive to God's voice.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Hear, ye deaf - This is evidently an address to the Jews, and probably to the Jews of the prophet's time. He had been predicting th…
19th Century
Anglican
Hear, ye deaf ... — The words form the beginning of a new section. The prophet feels or sees that the great argument has …
16th Century
Protestant
O you deaf, hear, and you blind. He now employs these words, “blind” and “deaf,” in a sense different from that in which he formerly emplo…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Hear, you deaf; and look, you blind, that you may see . Jarchi and Kimchi think these words are spoken to Israel, wh…
Observe the call given to this people, and the character given of them. Multitudes are ruined by failing to observe what they cannot help but see; …
13th Century
Catholic
Behold my servant. Here he shows the divine love of the Son, whom He promised: God so loved the world, as to give his…
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