Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 94:9
9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
Psalms 94:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?
- New International Version (NIV)Does he who fashioned the ear not hear? Does he who formed the eye not see?
- English Standard Version (ESV)He who planted the ear, does he not hear? He who formed the eye, does he not see?
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who planted the ear, shall He not hear? He who formed the eye, shall He not see?
Context of Psalms 94:9
7Yet they say, Yah shall not see, neither shall the God of Jacob regard it. 8Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise? He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? 10He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct? he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know? 11Yhwh knoweth the thoughts of man, that they are vanity.
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הֲנֹ֣טַֽע אֹ֭זֶן הֲלֹ֣א יִשְׁמָ֑ע אִֽם־יֹ֥צֵֽר עַ֝֗יִן הֲלֹ֣א יַבִּֽיט׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 94:9
- Exodus 4:11And Yhwh said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I Yhwh?
- Proverbs 20:1Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise.
- Psalms 11:4Yhwh is in his holy temple, Yhwh's throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
- Psalms 17:3Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me in the night; thou hast tried me, and shalt find nothing; I am purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.
- Psalms 44:21Shall not God search this out? for he knoweth the secrets of the heart.
- Psalms 139:1O Yhwh, thou hast searched me, and known me.
- Jeremiah 23:23Am I a God at hand, saith Yhwh, and not a God afar off?
Commentaries on Psalms 94:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? - This is allowed to be an unanswerable mode of argumentation. Whatever is found of excellence in the creature, must be derived from the Creator, and exist in him in the plenitude of infinite excellence. God, says St. Jerome, is all eye, because he sees all; he is all hand, because he does all things; he is all foot, for he is every where present. The psalmist does not say, He that planted the ear, hath he not…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9He that planted the ear - He that made the ear. The word here used in the original is a participle. “Shall not he planting the ear;” that is, the “planter” of the ear. The idea seems to have been taken from the act of making a “hole” in the ground when we set out a plant - as if, in like manner, a “hole” had been made in the side of the head to insert the ear. Shall he not hear? - He could not have created the faculty of hearing, without possessing it…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9It makes no sense for people who have ears and eyes to think that their Creator is deaf and blind.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-119-11. The evidence of God's providential government is found in His creative power and omniscience, which also assure us that He can punish the wicked in regard to all their vain purposes.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 94
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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