Isaiah 42:19 (WEB)
Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as the LORD’s servant?
Fathers and councils · 5
John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences XI–XVII XIII.12Conference XIII
“Who is deaf but My servant? and blind, but he to whom I have sent My messengers?”” — editor's note: Is. xlii. 18, 19.
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Justin Martyr
“You see often, but have not observed; your ears have been opened, and you have not heard.’” — editor's note: Deut. xxxii. 20; Isa. xlii. 19 f.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“III. Next is the fact of His being called Servant and serving many well, and that it is a great thing for Him to be called the Child of God.” — editor's note: Isa. xlix. 6; liii. 11. The LXX. here mistranslates; the Hebrew and the Latin have the same word in all the passages quoted below, while the LXX. varies, as…
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Tertullian
“Similarly it is said elsewhere: “Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, but he who ruleth over them?”” — editor's note: Isa. xlii. 19, altered.
Read the whole comment“He likewise will grant “the enlightenment of the eyes of the understanding,” who has also enriched our natural eyes with light; to whom, moreover, the blindness of the people is offensive: “And who is blind, but my servants?…yea, the servants of God have become blind.”” — editor's note: Isa. xlii. 19 (Sept.).
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Cross-references · 6
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 123.