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The LORD Will Not Forget His People

Psalms 94:9

In 11 translations

BSB
He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
KJV
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
WEB
He who implanted the ear, won’t he hear? He who formed the eye, won’t he see?
ASV
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
LSV
He who plants the ear, does He not hear? He who forms the eye, does He not see?
YLT
He who planteth the ear doth He not hear? He who formeth the eye doth He not see?
DBY
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? He that formed the eye, shall he not see?
DRC93:9
He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? or he that formed the eye, doth he not consider?
GNV
Hee that planted the eare, shall hee not heare? or he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
JPS
He that planted the ear, shall He not hear? He that formed the eye, shall He not see?
LXXE93:9
He that planted the ear, does he not hear? or he that formed the eye, does not he perceive?

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃We read one or more accents in L differently than BHS. Often this notation indicates a typographical error in BHS.
LXX-Br93:9
Ὁ φυτεύσας τὸ οὖς, οὐχὶ ἀκούει; ἢ ὁ πλάσας τὸν ὀφθαλμὸν, οὐχὶ κατανοεῖ;

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Exodus 4:11And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
  • Jeremiah 23:23–24“Am I only a God nearby,” declares the LORD, “and not a God far away?” “Can a man hide in secret places where I cannot see him?” declares the LORD. “Do I not fill the heavens and the earth?” declares the LORD.
  • Proverbs 20:12Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
  • Psalms 11:4The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD is on His heavenly throne. His eyes are watching closely; they examine the sons of men.
  • Psalms 44:21would not God have discovered, since He knows the secrets of the heart?
  • Psalms 139:1–12O LORD, You have searched me and known me. You know when I sit and when I rise; You understand my thoughts from afar. You search out my path and my lying down; You are aware of all my ways. Even before a word is on my…
  • Psalms 17:3You have tried my heart; You have visited me in the night. You have tested me and found no evil; I have resolved not to sin with my mouth.
  • Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is a brawler, and whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).

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  • 93:9 in some Bibles
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