Isaiah 42:23

“Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?”

"Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?" - Isaiah 42:23
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What does Isaiah 42:23 mean?

Isaiah 42:23 in the King James Version (KJV) states, "Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?" This verse is part of a prophecy from the book of Isaiah, which is attributed to the prophet Isaiah who prophesied during the reigns of…

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Listening to God: A Call to Heed His Voice

As we journey through life in a world filled with distractions, our ability to hear and discern the voice of God becomes increasingly vital. The poignant question posed in Isaiah 42:23, "Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?" serves…

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A Prayer for Willingness to Heed God's Call

Heavenly Father, We come before You today in the spirit of humility and reverence, pondering the profound question that Isaiah posed in 42:23, "Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?" As we reflect on this passage, we are struck by…

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Isaiah 42:23 - "Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?"
isaiah 42:23 You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings, Nor wearied you with incense.
isaiah 42:23 You have not brought Me the sheep for your burnt offerings, Nor have you honored Me with your sacrifices. I have not caused you to serve with grain offerings, Nor wearied you with incense.
Genesis 42:23 - "And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter."
Isaiah 42:20 - "Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not."
Isaiah 42:18 - "Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see."
isaiah 42 Israel's Failure to Profit from Discipline
Isaiah 42:12 - "Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands."
Isaiah 42:21 - "The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable."
Luke 23:42 - "And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom."
Leviticus 23:42 - "Ye shall dwell in booths seven days; all that are Israelites born shall dwell in booths:"
Isaiah 42:2 - "He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street."
Isaiah 42:7 - "To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house."
Isaiah 42:17 - "¶ They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods."
Isaiah 42:8 - "I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images."
Isaiah 42:4 - "He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law."
Isaiah 42:19 - "Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the LORD'S servant?"
Isaiah 42:3 - "A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth."
Isaiah 42:6 - "I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;"
isaiah 42:11 I, even I, am the Lord, And besides Me there is no savior.
Isaiah 42:15 - "I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools."
isaiah 42:11 I, even I, am the Lord, And besides Me there is no savior.
Isaiah 42:9 - "Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them."
Isaiah 42:22 - "But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore."
isaiah 42:11 I, even I, am the Lord, And besides Me there is no savior.
isaiah 42:18 "Hear, you deaf; And look, you blind, that you may see.
isaiah 42:18 "Hear, you deaf; And look, you blind, that you may see.
Isaiah 42:10 - "Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof."
"And they knew not that Joseph understood them; for he spake unto them by an interpreter." - Genesis 42:23