Isaiah 42:7

Isaiah 42:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
• New International Version (NIV)to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.

Context of Isaiah 42:7

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: 6I, the Lord, have called you to do what is right. I will take hold of your hand. I will protect you. I will appoint you as my promise to the people, as my light to the nations. You will give sight to the blind, bring prisoners out of prisons, and bring those who live in darkness out of dungeons. 8I am the Lord; that is my name. I will not give my glory to anyone else or the praise I deserve to idols. 9What I said in the past has come true. I will reveal new things before they happen.

Isaiah 42:7 word by word

לִפְקֹ֖חַ עֵינַ֣יִם עִוְר֑וֹת לְהוֹצִ֤יא מִמַּסְגֵּר֙ אַסִּ֔יר מִבֵּ֥ית כֶּ֖לֶא יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• To openפָּקַחpâqach · to openH6491
• the blindעִוֵּר‛ivvêr · blindH5787
• eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• to bring outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• the prisonersאַסִּיר'assîyr · prisonerH616
• from the prisonמַסְגֵּרmasgêr · locksmithH4525
• them that sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• in darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• out of the prisonכֶּ֫לֶאkele' · prisonH3608
• houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004

Cross-references for Isaiah 42:7

• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind on unfamiliar roads. I will lead them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light in front of them. I will make rough places smooth. These are the things I will do for them, and I will never abandon them.
• 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 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unplugged.
• 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 11:5Blind people see again, lame people are walking, those with skin diseases are made clean, deaf people hear again, dead people are brought back to life, and poor people hear the Good News.
• Luke 24:45Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.
• John 9:39Then Jesus said, “I have come into this world to judge: Blind people will be given sight, and those who can see will become blind.”
• 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.
• Ephesians 1:17I pray that the glorious Father, the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know Christ better.
• Revelation 3:18I advise you: Buy gold purified in fire from me so that you may be rich. Buy white clothes from me. Wear them so that you may keep your shameful, naked body from showing. Buy ointment to put on your eyes so that you may see.
• Isaiah 42:22But these people are robbed and looted. They are all trapped in pits and hidden in prisons. They have become prey with no one to rescue them. They have become loot with no one to say, “Give it back.”
• Isaiah 9:2The people who walk in darkness will see a bright light. The light will shine on those who live in the land of death’s shadow.
• Isaiah 49:9You will say to the prisoners, “Come out,” and to those who are in darkness, “Show yourselves.” They will graze along every path, and they will find pastures on every bare hill.
• Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Almighty Lord is with me because the Lord has anointed me to deliver good news to humble people. He has sent me to heal those who are brokenhearted, to announce that captives will be set free and prisoners will be released.
• Psalms 107:10Those who lived in the dark, in death’s shadow were prisoners in misery. They were held in iron chains

Commentaries on Isaiah 42:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7To open the blind eyes - In this verse the prophet seems to set forth the spiritual redemption, under images borrowed from the temporal deliverance. Out of the prison house "And from the dungeon" - The Septuagint, Syriac, and four MSS., one ancient, add the conjunction ו vau, ומבית umibbeith, and from the house.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7To open the blind eyes - This is equivalent to saying that he would impart instruction to those who were ignorant. It relates to the Jews as well as to the Gentiles. He would acquaint them with God, and with the way of salvation. The condition of the world is often represented as one of darkness and blindness. Men see not their true character; they see not their real condition; they are ignorant of God, and of the truths pertaining to their future…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-12Verses 5-12 The work of redemption brings back man to the obedience he owes to God as his Maker. Christ is the light of the world. And by his grace he opens the understandings Satan has blinded, and sets at liberty from the bondage of sin. The Lord has supported his church. And now he makes new promises, which shall as certainly be fulfilled as the old ones were. When the Gentiles are brought into the church, he is glorified in them and by them. Let us…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7The servant will help the spiritually blind see (see Isaiah 6:10; 29:18) and free spiritual captives from sin. This is in addition to freeing those held captive during the exile in Babylon (see Isaiah 61:1 with Luke 4:18).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. blind--spiritually (Is 42:16, 18, 19; Is 35:5; Joh 9:39). prison--(Is 61:1, 2). darkness--opposed to "light" (Is 42:6; Ep 5:8; 1Pe 2:9).Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 42:7

• Blindness
• Church
• Depravity of Man
• Gentiles
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Quotations and Allusions
• Wisdom

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Commentaries on Isaiah 42

• 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