Isaiah 32:3

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 righteous king is coming! And honest princes will rule under him. 2Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land. Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it. 4Even the hotheads will be full of sense and understanding. Those who stammer will speak out plainly. 5In that day ungodly fools will not be heroes. Scoundrels will not be respected.

Isaiah 32:3 word by word

וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁעֶ֖ינָה עֵינֵ֣י רֹאִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים תִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eyeH5869
• of them that seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• shall not be dimשָׁעָהshâ‛âh · to gazeH8159
• and the earsאֹ֫זֶן'ôzen · earH241
• of them that hearשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• shall hearkenקָשַׁבqâshab · to listenH7181

Cross-references for Isaiah 32:3

• Isaiah 29:18In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book, and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness.
• Isaiah 30:26The moon will be as bright as the sun, and the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days in one! So it will be when the Lord begins to heal his people and cure the wounds he gave them.
• Isaiah 35:5And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind and unplug the ears of the deaf.
• Isaiah 54:13I will teach all your children, and they will enjoy great peace.
• Isaiah 60:1“Arise, Jerusalem! Let your light shine for all to see. For the glory of the Lord rises to shine on you.
• Jeremiah 31:34And they will not need to teach their neighbors, nor will they need to teach their relatives, saying, ‘You should know the Lord.’ For everyone, from the least to the greatest, will know me already,” says the Lord. “And I will forgive their wickedness, and I will never again remember their sins.”
• Matthew 13:11He replied, “You are permitted to understand the secrets of the Kingdom of Heaven, but others are not.
• Mark 7:37They were completely amazed and said again and again, “Everything he does is wonderful. He even makes the deaf to hear and gives speech to those who cannot speak.”
• Mark 8:22When they arrived at Bethsaida, some people brought a blind man to Jesus, and they begged him to touch the man and heal him.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’
• 2 Corinthians 4:6For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
• 1 John 2:20But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth.

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

Topics related to Isaiah 32:3

• Church
• Gospel
• Regeneration
• Salvation
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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