God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 32:3
3Then the vision of those who can see won’t be blurred, and the ears of those who can hear will pay 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed, and the ears of those who hear will give attention.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen.
Context of Isaiah 32:3
1A king will rule with fairness, and officials will rule with justice. 2Then each ruler will be like a shelter from the wind and a hiding place from the rain. They will be like streams on parched ground and the shade of a large rock in a weary land. Then the vision of those who can see won’t be blurred, and the ears of those who can hear will pay attention. 4Then those who are reckless will begin to understand, and those who stutter will speak quickly and clearly. 5Godless fools will no longer be called nobles, nor will scoundrels be considered gentlemen.
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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 29:18When that day comes, the deaf will hear the words written in the book. The blind will see out of their gloom and darkness.
- Isaiah 30:26Then the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun. The light of the sun will be seven times as strong, like the light of seven days. When that day comes, the Lord will bandage his people’s injuries and heal the wounds he inflicted.
- Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unplugged.
- Isaiah 54:13All your children will be taught by the Lord, and your children will have unlimited peace.
- Isaiah 60:1Arise! Shine! Your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has dawned.
- Jeremiah 31:34No longer will each person teach his neighbors or his relatives by saying, ‘Know the Lord.’ All of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” declares the Lord, “because I will forgive their wickedness and I will no longer hold their sins against them.”
- Matthew 13:11Jesus answered, “Knowledge about the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you. But it has not been given to the crowd.
- Mark 7:37Jesus completely amazed the people. They said, “He has done everything well. He makes the deaf hear and the mute talk.”
- Mark 8:22As they came to Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They begged Jesus to touch him.
- Acts 26:18You will open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light and from Satan’s control to God’s. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and a share among God’s people who are made holy by believing in me.’
- 2 Corinthians 4:6We are his servants because the same God who said that light should shine out of darkness has given us light. For that reason we bring to light the knowledge about God’s glory which shines from Christ’s face.
- 1 John 2:20The Holy One has anointed you, so all of you 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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