Mark 7:35
Ofen ort his ears were opened, and the impediment of his lashon (tongue) was loosed and he was speaking properly.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
In Context
34And, looking up to Shomayim with a deep sigh, he says to him, Ephphatha, (which means, Be opened!).
Cross References
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
Matthew 11:5The ivrim (blind people) see, the pisechim (lame people) walk, the metzoraim (lepers) are cleansed, the chereshim (deaf people) hear, the mesim are made to stand up alive, and the aniyim (poor) have the Besuras HaGeulah preached to them. + 11:5 Isa 35:5f; 61:1
Matthew Henry on Mark 7:32-37
The Cure of a Deaf and Dumb Person. 31 And again, departing from the coasts of Tyre and Sidon, he came unto the sea of Galilee, through the midst of the coasts of Decapolis. 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. 33 And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; 34 And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. 35 And… Read the whole commentary →