Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the ivvrim (blind people) shall be opened, 1 and the ears of the chereshim (deaf ones) shall be unstopped. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
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 openeth the ozen anashim, 1 and sealeth their admonition 1
Proverbs 20:12The hearing ozen, and the seeing ayin, 1 Hashem hath made even both of them. 1
Isaiah 32:3And the eynayim of them that see shall no longer be closed, 1 and the oznayim of them that hear shall pay heed. 1
Isaiah 42:16And I will bring the ivrim (blind) 1 by a derech that they knew not; 1 I will lead them in paths 1 that they have not known; 1 I will make choshech into ohr before them, 1 and crooked things straight. 1 These things will I do unto them, 1 and not forsake them. 1
Isaiah 48:8Thou heardest not; thou had no da'as; 1 from of old, thine ozen (ear) was not opened; 1 for I knew that thou wouldest deal as a boged (treacherous betrayer), 1 and thou wast called a poshei'a (rebel, transgressor) from the beten + 48:8 i.e., birth; see Ps 51:5 (womb). 1
Jeremiah 6:10To whom can I speak, and give warning, 1 that they may hear? 1 Hinei, their ear is arelah (uncircumcised), 1 and to pay heed is beyond them; 1 hinei, the Devar Hashem is unto them a reproach; 1 they find no pleasure in it. 1
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 →