New English Translation
Isaiah 32:3
3Eyes will no longer be blind and ears will be attentive.
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
1Look, a king will promote fairness; officials will promote justice. 2Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land. Eyes will no longer be blind and ears will be attentive. 4The mind that acts rashly will possess discernment and the tongue that stutters will speak with ease and clarity. 5A fool will no longer be called honorable; a deceiver will no longer be called principled.
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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 29:18At that time the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll, and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.
- Isaiah 30:26The light of the full moon will be like the sun’s glare and the sun’s glare will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, when the Lord binds up his people’s fractured bones and heals their severe wound.
- Isaiah 35:5Then blind eyes will open, deaf ears will hear.
- Isaiah 54:13All your children will be followers of the Lord, and your children will enjoy great prosperity.
- Isaiah 60:1“Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!
- Jeremiah 31:34“People will no longer need to teach their neighbors and relatives to know me. For all of them, from the least important to the most important, will know me,” says the Lord. “For I will forgive their sin and will no longer call to mind the wrong they have done.”
- Matthew 13:11He replied, “You have been given the opportunity to know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but they have not.
- Mark 7:37People were completely astounded and said, “He has done everything well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”
- Mark 8:22Then they came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to Jesus and asked him to touch him.
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes so that they turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the one who shined in our hearts to give us the light of the glorious knowledge of God in the face of Christ.
- 1 John 2:20Nevertheless you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
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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