Isaiah 42:20
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
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Isaiah 42:20
Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
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שָׁמַר
shâmar · shaw-mar'
1 times translated as this KJV form467 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Strong's KJV usage: beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).
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Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
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observe
OBSERVE, verb transitive obzerv'. [Latin observo; ob and servo, to keep or hold. The sense is to hold in view, or to keep the eyes on.]
1. To see or behold with some attention; to notice; as, to observe a halo round the moon; I observed a singular phenomenon; we observe strangers or their dress. I saw the figure, but observed nothing peculiar in it.
2. To take notice or cognizance of by the intellect. We observe nice distinctions in arguments, or a peculiar delicacy of thought.
3. To utter or express, as a remark, opinion or sentiment; to remark. He observed that no man appears great to his domestics.
4. To keep religiously; to celebrate.
A night to be much observed to the Lord. Exodus 12:17.
Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread. Exodus 12:17.
Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years. Galatians 4:10.
5. To keep or adhere to in practice; to comply with; to obey; as, to observe the laws of the state; to observe the rules and regulations of a society.
Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Matthew 28:20.
6. To practice.
In the days of Enoch, the people observed not circumcision or the sabbath.
OBSERVE, verb intransitive observ'.
1. To remark. I have heard the gentleman's arguments, and shall hereafter observe upon them.
2. To be attentive.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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