Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
KJV
Tunc aperientur oculi cæcorum, et aures surdorum patebunt ;
Vulgate
τότε ἀνοιχθήσονται ὀφθαλμοὶ τυφλῶν, καὶ ὦτα κωφῶν ἀκούσονται.
LXX
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
ASV
אָ֥ז תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה עֵינֵ֣י עִוְרִ֑ים וְ/אָזְנֵ֥י חֵרְשִׁ֖ים תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
אָ֣ז
'z
adverb · 139×
אָזְנֵ֣י
'zny
noun · 188×
חֵרְשִׁ֖ים
chrshym
adjective · 9×
יִּפְקַ֤ח
ypqch
verb · 21×
יִּפְתַּ֖ח
yptch
verb · 144×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
עִוֵּר֙
'vr
adjective · 26×
Intertextual echoes
Quoted or echoed by 2 later passages.
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Matt 11:5 · paraphrase"The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them."Isaiah: the blind see, the lame walk — Jesus' answer to John
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Luke 7:22 · paraphrase"Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached."Isaiah: the blind see, the lame walk — Jesus' answer to John via Luke
Themes
Prophecy
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Whosoever confesses that one God is the author of both Testaments, and diligently reads the Scriptures in company with the presbyters of the Church, is a true spiritual disciple; and he will rightly understand and interpret all that the prophets have declared respecting Christ and the liberty of the New Testament. 1. A spiritual disciple of this sort truly receiving the Spirit …
And that it was prophesied that our Christ should heal all diseases and raise the dead, hear what was said. There are these words: 'At His coming the lame shall leap as a hart, and the tongue of the stammerer shall be clear speaking; the blind shall see, and the lepers shall be cleansed; and the dead shall rise and walk about.' See Isa. xxxv. 5-6. And that He did these things y…
Cross-references
- Acts 9:17 — And Ananias went his way, and entered into the house; and putting his hands on him said, Brother Saul, the Lord, even Jesus, that appeared unto thee in the way as thou camest, hath sent me, that thou
- Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith t
- Acts 26:18 — To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith t
- Eph 1:17 — That 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:
- Eph 5:14 — Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
- Exod 4:11 — And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
- Exod 4:11 — And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?
- Gen 21:19 — And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went, and filled the bottle with water, and gave the lad drink.
- Isa 29:18 — And 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.
- Isa 29:18 — And 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.
- Isa 32:3 — And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
- Isa 32:3 — And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
- Isa 42:6 — I 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;
- Isa 42:7 — To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
- Isa 42:16 — And 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
- Isa 42:16 — And 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
- Isa 42:18 — Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
- Isa 43:8 — Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.
- Isa 48:8 — Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time that thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.
- Isa 50:4 — The 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
- Isa 50:5 — The Lord GOD hath opened mine ear, and I was not rebellious, neither turned away back.
- Jer 6:10 — To whom shall I speak, and give warning, that they may hear? behold, their ear is uncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: behold, the word of the LORD is unto them a reproach; they have no delight in
- Job 33:16 — Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
- John 9:1 — And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was blind from his birth.
- John 9:7 — And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing.
- John 9:39 — And 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.
- John 10:21 — Others said, These are not the words of him that hath a devil. Can a devil open the eyes of the blind?
- John 11:37 — And some of them said, Could not this man, which opened the eyes of the blind, have caused that even this man should not have died?
- Luke 4:18 — The 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 sig
- Luke 4:18 — The 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 sig
- Luke 7:20 — When 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?
- Luke 7:22 — Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised,
- Mark 7:32 — And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him.
- Mark 7:35 — And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
- Mark 8:22 — And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
- Mark 9:25 — When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
- Mark 9:25 — When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
- Matt 9:5 — For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and walk?
- Matt 9:27 — And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, have mercy on us.
- Matt 11:3 — And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?