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Isaiah 35:5
5Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf.
Context of Isaiah 35:5
3Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; 4say to those with fearful hearts, “Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.” Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped. 6Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert. 7The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs. In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.
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אָ֥ז תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה עֵינֵ֣י עִוְרִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י חֵרְשִׁ֖ים תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 35:5
- Isaiah 29:18In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
- Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- Isaiah 42:5This is what God the Lord says— the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it:
- Isaiah 43:8Lead out those who have eyes but are blind, who have ears but are deaf.
- Psalms 146:8the Lord gives sight to the blind, the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down, the Lord loves the righteous.
- Matthew 9:27As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
- Matthew 11:3to ask him, “Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?”
- Matthew 13:22The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the word, making it unfruitful.
- Matthew 20:30Two blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
- Matthew 21:14The blind and the lame came to him at the temple, and he healed them.
- Mark 8:22They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free,
- John 9:1As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth.
- John 11:37But some of them said, “Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?”
- Acts 9:17Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.”
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes and turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, so that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith 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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