Isaiah 42:20

20. Seeing many things Not, therefore, left in entire darkness.

Observest not Because neglectful of using his sight.

Opening the ears, but he heareth not And this, too, at a time when the “ears” of the deaf heathen are being attent. Israel is thus keenly reproved. The prophet’s emotions become tumultuous; the proverb recurs: “Having eyes, they see not,” etc. The prophet, no doubt, thinks that by this time the great things done for Israel should have made him perfect.