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unstopped;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/35.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/35.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/35.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/35.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of those who are blind will be opened, And the ears of those who are deaf will be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/35.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/35.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/35.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/35.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/35.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/35.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/35.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/35.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The blind will see, and the ears of the deaf will be healed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/35.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/35.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unplugged.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/35.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The blind will be able to see, and the deaf will hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/35.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf unblocked;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/35.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then blind eyes will open, deaf ears will hear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/35.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/35.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/35.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/35.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/35.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Then eyes of the blind are opened, "" And ears of the deaf are unstopped,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/35.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/35.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be opened.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/35.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/35.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be cleared.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/35.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall see, and the ears of the deaf be opened; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/35.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/35.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/35.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened and the ears of the deaf shall be opened<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/35.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/35.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/35-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=7345" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/35.htm">The Glory of Zion</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.” <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/227.htm" title="227: ’āz (Adv) -- At that time. A demonstrative adverb; at that time or place; also as a conjunction, therefore.">Then</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nê (N-cdc) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">the eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5787.htm" title="5787: ‘iw·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Blind. Intensive from avar; blind.">of the blind</a> <a href="/hebrew/6491.htm" title="6491: tip·pā·qaḥ·nāh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fp) -- To open, to be observant. A primitive root; to open; figuratively, to be observant.">will be opened</a> <a href="/hebrew/241.htm" title="241: wə·’ā·zə·nê (Conj-w:: N-fdc) -- An ear. From 'azan; broadness. I.e. the ear.">and the ears</a> <a href="/hebrew/2795.htm" title="2795: ḥê·rə·šîm (Adj-mp) -- Deaf. From charash; deaf.">of the deaf</a> <a href="/hebrew/6605.htm" title="6605: tip·pā·ṯaḥ·nāh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fp) -- To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve. A primitive root; to open wide; specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carve.">unstopped.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-4.htm">Matthew 11:4-5</a></span><br />Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you hear and see: / The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/7-21.htm">Luke 7:21-22</a></span><br />At that very hour Jesus healed many people of their diseases, afflictions, and evil spirits, and He gave sight to many who were blind. / So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-27.htm">Matthew 9:27-30</a></span><br />As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!” / After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered. / Then He touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/9-1.htm">John 9:1-7</a></span><br />Now as Jesus was passing by, He saw a man blind from birth, / and His disciples asked Him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” / Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but this happened so that the works of God would be displayed in him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/7-32.htm">Mark 7:32-35</a></span><br />Some people brought to Him a man who was deaf and hardly able to speak, and they begged Jesus to place His hand on him. / So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue. / And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”). ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/15-30.htm">Matthew 15:30-31</a></span><br />Large crowds came to Him, bringing the lame, the blind, the crippled, the mute, and many others, and laid them at His feet, and He healed them. / The crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, the crippled restored, the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-35.htm">Luke 18:35-43</a></span><br />As Jesus drew near to Jericho, a blind man was sitting beside the road, begging. / When he heard the crowd going by, he asked what was happening. / “Jesus of Nazareth is passing by,” they told him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-8.htm">John 5:8-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told him, “Get up, pick up your mat, and walk.” / Immediately the man was made well, and he picked up his mat and began to walk. Now this happened on the Sabbath day,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/3-6.htm">Acts 3:6-8</a></span><br />But Peter said, “Silver or gold I do not have, but what I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!” / Taking him by the right hand, Peter helped him up, and at once the man’s feet and ankles were made strong. / He sprang to his feet and began to walk. Then he went with them into the temple courts, walking and leaping and praising God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/9-17.htm">Acts 9:17-18</a></span><br />So Ananias went to the house, and when he arrived, he placed his hands on Saul. “Brother Saul,” he said, “the Lord Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here, has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” / At that instant, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and his sight was restored. He got up and was baptized,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-8.htm">Psalm 146:8</a></span><br />the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a></span><br />On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a></span><br />I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Isaiah 42:18</a></span><br />Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.</p><p class="hdg">the eyes</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a></b></br> And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Isaiah 32:3,4</a></b></br> And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Isaiah 42:5,7,16</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="hdg">the ears</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/48-8.htm">Isaiah 48:8</a></b></br> Yea, thou heardest not; yea, thou knewest not; yea, from that time <i>that</i> thine ear was not opened: for I knew that thou wouldest deal very treacherously, and wast called a transgressor from the womb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/4-11.htm">Exodus 4:11</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/33-16.htm">Job 33:16</a></b></br> Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-15.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-20.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-18.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Stopped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Deaf</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-11.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-20.htm">Opened</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm">Stopped</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 35</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/35-1.htm">The joyful flourishing of Christ's kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">The weak are encouraged by the virtues and privileges of the Gospel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/35.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/isaiah/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/isaiah/35.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Then the eyes of the blind will be opened</b><br>This phrase signifies a miraculous transformation, often interpreted as both a literal and spiritual event. In the context of Isaiah, it points to the future restoration and redemption of Israel. The opening of the eyes of the blind is a metaphor for enlightenment and understanding, suggesting that those who were spiritually blind will come to see the truth of God's salvation. This prophecy is fulfilled in the New Testament through the ministry of Jesus Christ, who physically healed the blind (e.g., <a href="/john/9.htm">John 9:1-7</a>) and brought spiritual sight to those in darkness. The act of opening the eyes is symbolic of the revelation of divine truth and the breaking of ignorance and sin.<p><b>and the ears of the deaf unstopped.</b><br>This phrase continues the theme of miraculous healing and restoration. The unstopping of deaf ears represents the ability to hear and understand God's word, which is a recurring theme in the Bible. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, physical ailments like blindness and deafness were often seen as impediments to fully participating in religious and communal life. The promise of healing signifies inclusion and restoration to the community. In the New Testament, Jesus fulfills this prophecy by healing the deaf (e.g., <a href="/mark/7-31.htm">Mark 7:31-37</a>), demonstrating His divine authority and compassion. Spiritually, it signifies the opening of hearts to receive the gospel, as faith comes by hearing the word of God (<a href="/romans/10-17.htm">Romans 10:17</a>). This transformation is a foretaste of the ultimate restoration in the Kingdom of God, where all creation will be renewed.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A major prophet in the Old Testament, Isaiah's ministry spanned the reigns of several kings of Judah. He is known for his prophecies concerning the coming of the Messiah and the restoration of Israel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blind_and_the_deaf.htm">The Blind and the Deaf</a></b><br>Symbolic of those who are spiritually and physically impaired. In the context of Isaiah, these terms often refer to the people of Israel who are spiritually blind and deaf to God's message.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_messianic_age.htm">The Messianic Age</a></b><br>The time prophesied by Isaiah when the Messiah would come to restore and heal. This verse is often seen as a foretelling of the miracles of Jesus Christ.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness_and_desert.htm">The Wilderness and Desert</a></b><br>Earlier in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/35.htm">Isaiah 35</a>, the wilderness and desert are described as places that will rejoice and blossom, symbolizing transformation and renewal.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_kingdom_of_god.htm">The Kingdom of God</a></b><br>The ultimate fulfillment of God's promises, where complete healing and restoration occur, both physically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awakening.htm">Spiritual Awakening</a></b><br>Just as the blind and deaf are healed, we are called to seek spiritual awakening, allowing God to open our eyes and ears to His truth.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/messianic_fulfillment.htm">Messianic Fulfillment</a></b><br>Recognize Jesus as the fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy, affirming His role as the Messiah who brings healing and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a> offers hope for both physical and spiritual restoration, encouraging believers to trust in God's promise of renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/active_faith.htm">Active Faith</a></b><br>Engage in active faith by seeking God's healing in our lives, whether it be physical, emotional, or spiritual.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_of_healing.htm">Community of Healing</a></b><br>As a church, we are called to be a community that supports and prays for healing, reflecting the compassion of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_35.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 35</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_isaiah_35's_promises_conflict_with_other_prophecies.htm">Do the promises of restoration in Isaiah 35 conflict with other biblical prophecies about judgment and desolation of the land? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_isaiah_35_5-6_healings.htm">Isaiah 35:5–6 speaks of miraculous healings—what historical or archaeological evidence supports these specific events? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_prayer_not_heal_amputees.htm">Why does prayer not heal amputees?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_more_miracles_in_ancient_texts.htm">Why do miracles happen more often in ancient texts than in modern documented history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/35.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5, 6) <span class= "bld">Then the eyes of the blind shall . . .</span>--The words are obviously to be interpreted, like those that precede them, and <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm" title="And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.">Isaiah 29:18</a>, of spiritual infirmities. If they seem to find a literal fulfilment in the miracles of the Christ, it is, as it were, <span class= "ital">ex abundante, </span>and as a pledge and earnest of something beyond themselves.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/35.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 5, 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened</span>. In the literal sense, our Lord claims these prophecies to himself and his earthly career, when he says to the disciples of John the Baptist, "Go and show John those things which ye do hear and see, the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear" (<a href="/matthew/11-4.htm">Matthew 11:4, 5</a>); but they have doubtless a further spiritual sense, in which they belong to the whole period of his mediatorial kingdom, and are correlative to former utterances of the prophet, in which the blinded eyes and deaf ears and stammering tongues of God's people had been spoken of and made the subject of complaint (see <a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm">Isaiah 6:10</a>; <a href="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a>, etc.). Our Lord's miracles of bodily healing, performed during the three years of his earthly ministry, were types and foreshadowings of those far more precious miracles of spiritual healing, which the great Physician is ever performing on the sick and infirm of his Church, by opening the eyes of their understandings, and unstopping the deaf ears of their hearts, and loosening the strings of their tongues to hymn his praise, and stirring their paralyzed spiritual natures to active exertions in his service. Doubtless Isaiah, or the Spirit which guided him, intended to point to both these classes of miracles, and not to one of them only, as characteristic of the Messiah's kingdom. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/35-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Then</span><br /><span class="heb">אָ֥ז</span> <span class="translit">(’āz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_227.htm">Strong's 227: </a> </span><span class="str2">At that time, place, therefore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the blind</span><br /><span class="heb">עִוְרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘iw·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5787.htm">Strong's 5787: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blind</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be opened</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה</span> <span class="translit">(tip·pā·qaḥ·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6491.htm">Strong's 6491: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open, to be observant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the ears</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאָזְנֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ā·zə·nê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_241.htm">Strong's 241: </a> </span><span class="str2">Broadness, the ear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the deaf</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵרְשִׁ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·rə·šîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2795.htm">Strong's 2795: </a> </span><span class="str2">Deaf</span><br /><br /><span class="word">unstopped.</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה׃</span> <span class="translit">(tip·pā·ṯaḥ·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6605.htm">Strong's 6605: </a> </span><span class="str2">To open wide, to loosen, begin, plough, carve</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind will (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 35:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 35:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/35-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 35:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 35:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>