Isaiah 35:5
Then eyes of the blind are opened, || And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
In Context
Cross References
Job 33:16Then He uncovers the ear of men, || And seals for their instruction,
Proverbs 20:12A hearing ear, and a seeing eye—YHWH has even made both of them.
Isaiah 32:3And the eyes of beholders are not dazzled, || And the ears of hearers attend.
Isaiah 42:16And I have caused the blind to go, || In a way they have not known, || I cause them to tread in paths they have not known, || I make a dark place become light before them, || And unleveled places become a plain, || These [are] the things I have done to them, || And I have not forsaken them.
Isaiah 48:8Indeed, you have not heard, || Indeed, you have not known, || Indeed, your ear has not opened from that time, || For I have known you deal treacherously, || And [are] a transgressor from the belly, || One is crying to you.
Jeremiah 6:10To whom do I speak, and testify, and they hear? Behold, their ear [is] uncircumcised, || And they are not able to attend. Behold, a word of YHWH has been to them for a reproach, || They do not delight in it.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 35:2-5
The Blessings of the Gospel. ( b. c. 720.) 1 The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. 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,… Read the whole commentary →