God’s Word Translation
Isaiah 35:5
5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unplugged.
Isaiah 35:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
- New International Version (NIV)Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Context of Isaiah 35:5
3Strengthen limp hands. Steady weak knees. 4Tell those who are terrified, “Be brave; don’t be afraid. Your God will come with vengeance, with divine revenge. He will come and rescue you.” Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unplugged. 6Then those who are lame will leap like deer, and those who cannot speak will shout for joy. Water will gush out into the desert, and streams will gush out into the wilderness. 7Then the hot sand will become a pool, and dry ground will have springs. Grass will become cattails and rushes in the home of jackals.
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אָ֥ז תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה עֵינֵ֣י עִוְרִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י חֵרְשִׁ֖ים תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Isaiah 35:5
- 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 32:3Then the vision of those who can see won’t be blurred, and the ears of those who can hear will pay attention.
- Isaiah 42:5The Lord God created the heavens and stretched them out. He shaped the earth and all that comes from it. He gave life to the people who are on it and breath to those who walk on it. This is what the Lord God says:
- Isaiah 43:8Bring the people who are blind but still have eyes, the people who are deaf but still have ears.
- Psalms 146:8The Lord gives sight to blind people. The Lord straightens ⌞the backs⌟ of those who are bent over. The Lord loves righteous people.
- Matthew 9:27When Jesus left that place, two blind men followed him. They shouted, “Have mercy on us, Son of David.”
- Matthew 11:3to ask Jesus, “Are you the one who is coming, or should we look for someone else?”
- Matthew 13:22The seed planted among thornbushes ⌞is another person who⌟ hears the word. But the worries of life and the deceitful pleasures of riches choke the word so that it can’t produce anything.
- Matthew 20:30Two blind men were sitting by the road. When they heard that Jesus was passing by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
- Matthew 21:14Blind and lame people came to him in the temple courtyard, and he healed them.
- Mark 8:22As they came to Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus. They begged Jesus to touch him.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is with me. He has anointed me to tell the Good News to the poor. He has sent me to announce forgiveness to the prisoners of sin and the restoring of sight to the blind, to forgive those who have been shattered by sin,
- John 9:1As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been born blind.
- John 11:37But some of the Jews asked, “Couldn’t this man who gave a blind man sight keep Lazarus from dying?”
- Acts 9:17Ananias left and entered Judas’ house. After he placed his hands on Saul, Ananias said, “Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on your way to Damascus, sent me to you. He wants you to see again and to be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
- 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.’
Commentaries on Isaiah 35:5
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 When Christ shall come to set up his kingdom in the world, then wonders, great wonders, shall be wrought on men's souls. By the word and Spirit of Christ, the spiritually blind were enlightened; and those deaf to the calls of God were made to hear them readily. Those unable to do any thing good, by Divine grace were made active therein. Those that knew not how to speak of God or to God, had their lips opened to show forth his praise. When the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5eyes … ears: There will be a transformation from spiritual blindness and deafness to understanding and knowing God (Isaiah 6:10; 29:18; 32:3; 42:7; see also Luke 7:22; Acts 26:18).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-65-6. Language figuratively, descriptive of the joy felt at the deliverance from Assyria and Babylon; literally, true of the antitypical times of Messiah and His miracles (see Margin references, Mt 11:5; Lu 7:2; 2Jo 5, 8; Ac 3:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 35
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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