English Standard Version
Isaiah 32:3
3Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
Isaiah 32:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
- New International Version (NIV)Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it.
Context of Isaiah 32:3
1Behold, a king will reign in righteousness, and princes will rule in justice. 2Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land. Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will give attention. 4The heart of the hasty will understand and know, and the tongue of the stammerers will hasten to speak distinctly. 5The fool will no more be called noble, nor the scoundrel said to be honorable.
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וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁעֶ֖ינָה עֵינֵ֣י רֹאִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים תִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 32:3
- Isaiah 29:18In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
- Isaiah 30:26Moreover, the light of the moon will be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day when the Lord binds up the brokenness of his people, and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.
- Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
- Isaiah 54:13All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.
- Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
- Jeremiah 31:34And no longer shall each one teach his neighbor and each his brother, saying, 'Know the Lord,' for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the Lord. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more."
- Matthew 13:11And he answered them, "To you it has been given to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it has not been given.
- Mark 7:37And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, "He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."
- Mark 8:22And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him.
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- 1 John 2:20But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
Commentaries on Isaiah 32:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim "And him the eyes of those that see shall regard" - For ולא velo, and not, Le Clerc reads ולו velo, and to him, of which mistake the Masoretes acknowledge there are fifteen instances; and many more are reckoned by others. The removal of the negative restores to the verb its true and usual sense.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And the eyes of them that see - The sense of this verse is, that there shall be, under the reign of this wise and pious prince, on the part of the prophets and teachers, a clear view of divine truth, and on the part of the people who hear, a disposition to hearken and to attend to it. The phrase of them that see,‘ refers probably to the prophets, as those who were called seers (see the notes at Isaiah 29:10; Isaiah 30:10; compare 1 Samuel 9:9), or those…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. them that see--the seers or prophets. them that hear--the people under instruction (Is 35:5, 6).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 32
- 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
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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