Isaiah 42:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Isa 29:18 : 18 And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
Prov 20:12 : 12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
Isa 43:8 : 8 Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
Mark 7:34-37 : 34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And {G2112} his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. 36 And he charged them that they should tell no man: but the more he charged them, so much the more a great deal they published it. 37 And they were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well; he maketh even the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
Luke 7:22 : 22 And he answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye have seen and heard; the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, the poor have good tidings preached to them.
Rev 3:17-18 : 17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked: 18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold refined by fire, that thou mayest become rich; and white garments, that thou mayest clothe thyself, and [that] the shame of thy nakedness be not made manifest; and eyesalve to anoint thine eyes, that thou mayest see.
Exod 4:11 : 11 And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? Or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?
Isa 35:5 : 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Isa 42:19-20
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19Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I send? who is blind as he that is at peace [with me], and blind as Jehovah's servant?
20Thou seest many things, but thou observest not; his ears are open, but he heareth not.
Isa 29:18
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18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
Isa 43:8-9
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8Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
9Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled: who among them can declare this, and show us former things? let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified; or let them hear, and say, It is truth.
Isa 35:5
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5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Isa 42:16-17
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16And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.
17They shall be turned back, they shall be utterly put to shame, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images, Ye are our gods.
Isa 32:3
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3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
Jer 5:21
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21Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; that have eyes, and see not; that have ears, and hear not:
Isa 42:7
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7to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the {H3608} prison-house.
Isa 44:18
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18They know not, neither do they consider: for he hath shut their eyes, that they cannot see; and their hearts, that they cannot understand.
Acts 28:26-27
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26saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
27For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest, haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
Isa 6:9-10
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77%
9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.
10Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and turn again, and be healed.
Matt 13:14-16
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14And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:
15For this people's heart is waxed gross, And their ears are dull of hearing, And their eyes they have closed; Lest haply they should perceive with their eyes, And hear with their ears, And understand with their heart, And should turn again, And I should heal them.
16But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.
Isa 42:23
74%
23Who is there among you that will give ear to this? that will hearken and hear for the time to come?
John 12:40
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40He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; {G2443} Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them.
Lev 19:14
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14Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind; but thou shalt fear thy God: I am Jehovah.
Ps 135:16-18
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16They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;
17They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.
18They that make them shall be like unto them; Yea, every one that trusteth in them.
Mark 4:12
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12that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.
Isa 29:10-11
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10For Jehovah hath poured out upon you the spirit of deep sleep, and hath closed your eyes, the prophets; and your heads, the seers, hath he covered.
11And all vision is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee; and he saith, I cannot, for it is sealed:
Matt 20:33
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33They say unto him, Lord, that our eyes may be opened.
Prov 20:12
72%
12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
Mark 8:18
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18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?
Mic 7:16
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16The nations shall see and be ashamed of all their might; they shall lay their hand upon their mouth; their ears shall be deaf.
Ps 38:13
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13But I, as a deaf man, hear not; And I am as a dumb man that openeth not his mouth.
Ezek 12:2
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2Son of man, thou dwellest in the midst of the rebellious house, that have eyes to see, and see not, that have ears to hear, and hear not; for they are a rebellious house.
Rom 11:8
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8according as it is written, God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that they should not see, and ears that they should not hear, unto this very day.
Ps 115:5
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5They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;
Isa 28:23
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23Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.
Ps 94:9
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9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Isa 18:3
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3All ye inhabitants of the world, and ye dwellers on the earth, when an ensign is lifted up on the mountains, see ye; and when the trumpet is blown, hear ye.
Exod 4:11
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11And Jehovah said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? Or who maketh [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? is it not I, Jehovah?
Jer 6:18
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18Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.
John 9:39
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39And Jesus said, For judgment came I into this world, that they that see not may see; and that they that see may become blind.
Job 42:5
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5I had heard of thee by the hearing of the ear; But now mine eye seeth thee:
Deut 28:34
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34so that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Matt 15:31
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31insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they saw the dumb speaking, the maimed whole, and lame walking, and the blind seeing: and they glorified the God of Israel.
Isa 51:1
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1Hearken to me, ye that follow after righteousness, ye that seek Jehovah: look unto the rock whence ye were hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye were digged.
Job 29:15
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15I was eyes to the blind, And feet was I to the lame.
John 9:41
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41Jesus said unto them, If ye were blind, ye would have no sin: but now ye say, We see: {G3767} your sin remaineth.
Isa 50:5
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5The Lord Jehovah hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away backward.
Jer 13:15
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15Hear ye, and give ear; be not proud; for Jehovah hath spoken.