King James Version

Isaiah 42:23

Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

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מִ֥יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.בָכֶ֖םvakheminבָכֶ֖םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “in”inיַאֲזִ֣יןyaazingive earאָזַןverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “give ear”, an unfinished actionH238to broaden out the ear (with the hand), i.e. (by implication) to listengive (perceive by the) ear, hear(-ken). See H239 (אָזַן).זֹ֑אתzotthisזֹאתpronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.יַקְשִׁ֥בyaqshivattendקָשַׁבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “attend”, an unfinished actionH7181to prick up the ears, i.e. hearkenattend, (cause to) hear(-ken), give heed, incline, mark (well), regard.וְיִשְׁמַ֖עveyishmaand hearשָׁמַעconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…לְאָחֽוֹרleachorto afterאָחוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to after”, the ordinary formH268the hinder part; hence (adverb) behind, backward; also (as facing north) the Westafter(-ward), back (part, -side, -ward), hereafter, (be-) hind(-er part), time to come, without.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who among you will give ear to this? Who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who is there among you that will give ear to this? that will hearken and hear for the time to come?

Young’s Literal Translation

Who among you giveth ear [to] this? Attendeth, and heareth afterwards.

World English Bible

Who is there among you who will give ear to this? Who will listen and hear for the time to come?

Darby Translation

Who among you will give ear to this, [who] will hearken and hear what is to come?

Douay-Rheims

Who is there among you that will give ear to this, that will attend and hearken for times to come?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who among you will give ear to this? Who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who is there among you that will give ear to these things? hearken ye to the things which are coming to pass.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς ἐν ὑμῖν ὃς ἐνωτιεῖται ταῦτα; εἰσακούσατε εἰς τὰ ἐπερχόμενα.