Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of blind men shall be opened, and the ears of deaf men shall be open (ed). (Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be opened.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

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

4Say ye, Men of little comfort, be ye comforted, and do not ye dread; lo! our God shall bring the vengeance of yielding, God himself shall come, and shall save us. (Say ye, People of little courage, be ye strengthened, and do not ye fear; behold! our God shall bring the vengeance of punishment, (or of retribution), God himself shall come, and shall save us.)

6Then a crooked man shall skip as an hart, and the tongue of dumb men shall be opened, (or Then the lame shall skip like a hart, and the tongues of the dumb shall be loosened, or shall be freed); for why waters be broken out in (the) desert, and streams in (the) wilderness.

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Cross References

Job 33:16Then he openeth the ears of men, and he teacheth them, and teacheth prudence, or discipline;

Proverbs 20:12An ear hearing, and an eye seeing, [or The hearing ear, and the seeing eye], God made ever either (or God made them both).

Isaiah 32:3The eyes of seers, that is, prophets, shall not dim, and the ears of hearers shall harken diligently;

Isaiah 42:16And I shall lead out blind men into the way, which they know not, and I shall make them to go in paths, which they knew not; I shall set the darknesses of them before them into light, and shrewd things into rightful things; I did these words to them, and I forsook not them. (And I shall lead out the blind by the way, which they know not, and I shall make them to go on paths, which they knew not; I shall turn their darkness into light before them, and make depraved, or crooked, ways into straight ways; I shall do these things for them, and I shall not desert them.)

Isaiah 48:8Neither thou heardest, neither thou knewest, neither thine ear was opened from that time; for I know, that thou trespassing shalt trespass, and I called thee a trespasser from the womb.

Jeremiah 6:10To whom shall I speak, and to whom shall I say witnessing, that he hear? Lo! the ears of them be uncircumcised, and they be not able to hear; lo! the word of the Lord is made to them into despite, and they shall not receive it, (or behold! the word of the Lord is taken as a rebuke to them, and they shall not accept 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 →

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