“Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord’s servant?”
The provocative question—'Who is blind but my servant, or deaf like my messenger whom I send?'—identifies Israel as God's servant and messenger while lamenting their deafness. The paradox of a servant-messenger who cannot hear or see suggests that Israel's vocation involves suffering incomprehension even while serving God's purposes. This identification of Israel as servant anticipates the connection between corporate Israel and the Suffering Servant of chapter 53. The verse suggests that Israel's exile includes spiritual blindness that must be healed.
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