He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?
Parallel translations
- KJV He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
- BSB He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
- NKJV He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
- NASB He who planted the ear, does He not hear? Or He who formed the eye, does He not see?
- NLT Is he deaf—the one who made your ears? Is he blind—the one who formed your eyes?
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Cross-references · 8
- Exod 4:11Yahweh said to him, “Who made man’s mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn’t it I, Yahweh?
- Jer 23:23–24“Am I a God at hand,” says Yahweh, “and not a God afar off?
- Ps 44:21won’t God search this out? For he knows the secrets of the heart.
- Prov 20:12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.
- Ps 11:4Yahweh is in his holy temple. Yahweh is on his throne in heaven. His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men.
- Ps 139:1–12For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Yahweh, you have searched me, and you know me.
- Ps 17:3You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.
- Prov 20:1Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.
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