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

5This is what the true God, the Lord, says – the one who created the sky and stretched it out, the one who fashioned the earth and everything that lives on it, the one who gives breath to the people on it, and life to those who live on it: 6“I, the Lord, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations, to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons. 8I am the Lord! That is my name! I will not share my glory with anyone else, or the praise due me with idols. 9Look, my earlier predictive oracles have come to pass; now I announce new events. Before they begin to occur, I reveal them to you.”

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 along an unfamiliar way; I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. I will turn the darkness in front of them into light, and level out the rough ground. This is what I will do for them. I will not abandon them.
• 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 35:5Then blind eyes will open, deaf ears will hear.
• Psalms 146:8The Lord gives sight to the blind. The Lord lifts up all who are bent over. The Lord loves the godly.
• Matthew 11:5The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them.
• Luke 24:45Then he opened their minds so they could understand the scriptures,
• John 9:39Jesus said,] “For judgment I have come into this world, so that those who do not see may gain their sight, and the ones who see may become blind.”
• 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.
• Ephesians 1:17I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you spiritual wisdom and revelation in your growing knowledge of him,
• Revelation 3:18take my advice and buy gold from me refined by fire so you can become rich! Buy from me white clothing so you can be clothed and your shameful nakedness will not be exposed, and buy eye salve to put on your eyes so you can see!
• Isaiah 42:22But these people are looted and plundered; all of them are trapped in pits and held captive in prisons. They were carried away as loot with no one to rescue them; they were carried away as plunder, and no one says, “Bring that back!”
• Isaiah 9:2(9:1) The people walking in darkness see a bright light; light shines on those who live in a land of deep darkness.
• Isaiah 49:9You will say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those who are in dark dungeons, ‘Emerge.’ They will graze beside the roads; on all the slopes they will find pasture.
• Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
• Psalms 107:10They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful 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