KJV King James Version
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
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Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
WEB World English Bible
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
ASV American Standard Version
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
Surrounding context — Isaiah 35
2 It shall blossom abundantly, and rejoice even with joy and singing: the glory of Lebanon shall be given unto it, the excellency of Carmel and Sharon, they shall see the glory of the LORD, [and] the excellency of our God.
3 Strengthen ye the weak hands, and confirm the feeble knees.
4 Say to them [that are] of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come [with] vengeance, [even] God [with] a recompence; he will come and save you.
5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
6 Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
7 And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, [shall be] grass with reeds and rushes.
8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it [shall be] for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err [therein].
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Isaiah 42:6-7I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;Luke 7:20-23When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?Isaiah 29:18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.Matthew 11:3-5And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?Isaiah 32:3-4And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.Psalm 146:8The LORD openeth [the eyes of] the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:John 9:39And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.Ephesians 1:17-18That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:Matthew 9:27-30And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, [Thou] Son of David, have mercy on us.Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to [him that is] weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.Matthew 12:22Then was brought unto him one possessed with a devil, blind, and dumb: and he healed him, insomuch that the blind and dumb both spake and saw.Matthew 20:30-34And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, [thou] Son of David.Matthew 21:14And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord [is] upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,John 9:1-7And as [Jesus] passed by, he saw a man which was blind from [his] birth.Isaiah 42:16And I will bring the blind by a way [that] they knew not; I will lead them in paths [that] they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.Ephesians 5:14Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.Isaiah 43:8Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
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