Isaiah 29:18
16 You have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?
17 In a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?
On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
19 The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
20 For the ruthless will vanish, the mockers will disappear, and all who look for evil will be cut down—
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- In that day, the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
- ASV
- 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.
- DARBY
- And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and, out of obscurity and out of darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see;
- BLB
- And in that day the deaf will hear the words of a book, and from the gloom and from the darkness, the eyes of the blind will see.
- ÅB
- Og på den dag skal de døve høre bokens ord, og ut fra mulm og mørke skal de blindes øyne se,
- OTB
- På den dagen skal de døve høre ordene i en bok, og ut av deres mørke og skygge skal de blindes øyne se.
- B1930
- Og på den dag skal de døve høre bokens ord, og ut fra mulm og mørke skal de blindes øine se,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
Read in contextIsaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Read in contextProverbs 20:12
Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
Read in contextEphesians 1:17–19
that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
Read in contextPsalms 119:18
Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
Read in contextMark 7:37
The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”
Read in contextIsaiah 32:3
Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
Read in contextActs 26:18
to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’
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