Isaiah 42:7

To open eyes that are blind,—To bring forth Out of the dungeon the captive Out of the prison, the dwellers in darkness.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

In Context

6I—Yahweh, have called thee in righteousness, And will firmly grasp thy hand,—And will keep thee And give thee—As the covenant of a people, As the light of nations:

8I, am Yahweh, that, is my Name, And, my glory, to another, will I not give, Nor my praise to images.

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Cross References

Psalms 107:10The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

Isaiah 9:2the people who were walking in darkness, Have seen a great light,—The dwellers in a land death-shadowed, A light, hath shined upon them.

Isaiah 35:5Then, shall be opened the eyes of the blind,—And, the ears of the deaf, be unstopped:

Isaiah 42:22But, that, is a people preyed upon and plundered, Snared in holes, all of them, And, in houses of restraint, concealed,—They have become a prey, and there is none to deliver,—A booty, and there is none to say—Restore!

Isaiah 61:1The spirit of My Lord Yahweh, is upon me,—Because Yahweh Hath anointed me to tell good tidings to the oppressed, Hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, To proclaim To captives, liberty, To them who are bound, the opening of the prison;

Matthew 11:5The, blind, recover sight, and, the lame, walk, lepers, are cleansed, and, the deaf, hear,—and, the dead, are raised, and, the destitute, are told the joyful tidings;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:6-13

The Messiah's Approach. ( b. c. 708.) 5 Thus saith God the Lord , he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein: 6 I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that… Read the whole commentary →

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