Isaiah 35:5
Then shall the eyes of the blinde be lightened, and the eares of the deafe be opened.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 eares of men, euen by their corrections, which he had sealed,
Proverbs 20:12The Lord hath made both these, euen the eare to heare, and the eye to see.
Isaiah 32:3The eyes of the seeing shall not be shut, and the eares of them that heare, shall hearken.
Isaiah 42:16And I will bring the blinde by a way, that they knewe not, and lead them by paths that they haue not knowen: I will make darkenesse light before them, and crooked thinges straight. These thinges will I doe vnto them, and not forsake them.
Isaiah 48:8Yet thou heardest them not, neither diddest know them, neither yet was thine eare opened of olde: for I knewe that thou wouldest grieuously transgresse: therefore haue I called thee a transgressour from the wombe.
Jeremiah 6:10Vnto whome shall I speake, and admonish that they may heare? beholde, their eares are vncircumcised, and they cannot hearken: beholde, the worde of the Lord is vnto them as a reproche: they haue no delite 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 →