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You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/42.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/42.htm">Berean Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/42.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, <i>and</i> them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/42.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/42.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/42.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon, And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/42.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who inhabit darkness from the prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/42.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />To open the eyes of the blind, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who sit in darkness from the prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/42.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />in order to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon, and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/42.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />in order to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon, and those sitting in darkness from the prison house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/42.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/42.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will give sight to the blind; you will set prisoners free from dark dungeons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/42.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/42.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will give sight to the blind, bring prisoners out of prisons, and bring those who live in darkness out of dungeons.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/42.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/42.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/42.htm">Majority Standard Bible</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="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/42.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/42.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/42.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/42.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/42.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />To open the eyes of the blind, "" To bring forth the bound one from prison, "" Those sitting in darkness from the house of restraint.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/42.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting in darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/42.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />To open the eyes of the blind, to bring forth the bound out of prison, those sitting in darkness out of the house of the prison.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/42.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That thou mightest open the eyes of the blind, and bring forth the prisoner out of prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/42.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />so that you may open the eyes of the blind, and lead out the prisoner from confinement and those sitting in darkness from the house of incarceration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/42.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />To open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/42.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/42.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That you may open the eyes of the blind, to release prisoners from bondage, and bring out of the prison house those who sit in darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/42.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />That you will open the eyes of the blind and you will bring out the prisoners from imprisonment and those who dwell in darkness from the house of prisoners<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/42.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />To open the blind eyes, To bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, And them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/42.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />to open the eyes of the blind, to bring the bound and them that sit in darkness out of bonds and the prison-house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/42-7.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=9157" 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/42.htm">Here is My Servant</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations, <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6491.htm" title="6491: lip̄·qō·aḥ (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To open, to be observant. A primitive root; to open; figuratively, to be observant.">to open</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·na·yim (N-cd) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">the eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5787.htm" title="5787: ‘iw·rō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Blind. Intensive from avar; blind.">of the blind,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: lə·hō·w·ṣî (Prep-l:: V-Hifil-Inf) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">to bring</a> <a href="/hebrew/616.htm" title="616: ’as·sîr (N-ms) -- Prisoners. For 'aciyr: prisoner.">prisoners</a> <a href="/hebrew/4525.htm" title="4525: mim·mas·gêr (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- A locksmith, smith, a dungeon. From cagar; a fastener, i.e. a smith, a prison.">out of the dungeon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: yō·šə·ḇê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">and those sitting</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḥō·šeḵ (N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">in darkness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3608.htm" title="3608: ke·le (N-ms) -- Confinement, restraint, imprisonment. From kala'; a prison.">out from the prison</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bêṯ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to idols.…<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="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/26-18.htm">Acts 26:18</a></span><br />to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those sanctified by faith in Me.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a></span><br />Once again, Jesus spoke to the people and said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in the darkness, but will have the light of life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a></span><br />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="/john/9-39.htm">John 9:39</a></span><br />Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-6.htm">2 Corinthians 4:6</a></span><br />For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/1-13.htm">Colossians 1:13</a></span><br />He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-46.htm">John 12:46</a></span><br />I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in Me should remain in darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-8.htm">Ephesians 5:8</a></span><br />For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/146-7.htm">Psalm 146:7-8</a></span><br />He executes justice for the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets the prisoners free, / 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/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</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="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9</a></span><br />to say to the prisoners, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’ They will feed along the pathways, and find pasture on every barren hill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a></span><br />The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-8.htm">Micah 7:8</a></span><br />Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.</p><p class="hdg">open</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Isaiah 42:16</a></b></br> And I will bring the blind by a way <i>that</i> they knew not; I will lead them in paths <i>that</i> they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.</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/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a></b></br> Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.</p><p class="hdg">to bring</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Isaiah 42:22</a></b></br> But this <i>is</i> a people robbed and spoiled; <i>they are</i> all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a></b></br> The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Isaiah 49:9</a></b></br> That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that <i>are</i> in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures <i>shall be</i> in all high places.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Dungeon</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-27.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-10.htm">Free</a> <a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-18.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/isaiah/24-22.htm">Prison-House</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-17.htm">Release</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-10.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-12.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-12.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-22.htm">Sitting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/isaiah/49-9.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-13.htm">Captives</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-16.htm">Darkness</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Dungeon</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">Dwell</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-9.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Free</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-13.htm">House</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Prison</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-22.htm">Prisoners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-13.htm">Prison-House</a> <a href="/jeremiah/15-11.htm">Release</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-8.htm">Restraint</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">Sit</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-25.htm">Sitting</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 42</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-1.htm">The office of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-5.htm">God's promise unto him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-10.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-13.htm">God will manifest himself, and check idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/42-18.htm">He reproves the people of incredulity.</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/42.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/42.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>to open the eyes of the blind</b><br>This phrase is often understood both literally and metaphorically. In a literal sense, it refers to the miraculous healings performed by Jesus, as seen in the Gospels (e.g., <a href="/john/9.htm">John 9:1-7</a>). Metaphorically, it signifies spiritual enlightenment and understanding, a theme prevalent throughout the Bible. The "blind" can represent those who are spiritually ignorant or unaware of God's truth. This aligns with the prophetic role of the Messiah, who brings light and understanding to those in spiritual darkness (<a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a>). The opening of the eyes is a divine act, emphasizing God's power to transform and renew.<p><b>to bring prisoners out of the dungeon</b><br>This phrase can be interpreted as a reference to liberation from physical captivity, which was a common experience for the Israelites, such as during the Babylonian exile. However, it also symbolizes spiritual liberation from sin and bondage. The "dungeon" represents a place of confinement and despair, and the act of bringing prisoners out signifies redemption and freedom. This is echoed in the New Testament, where Jesus is seen as the one who sets captives free (<a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18-19</a>), fulfilling the messianic prophecy and offering salvation to all who believe.<p><b>and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house</b><br>The imagery of "sitting in darkness" conveys a state of hopelessness and ignorance, often associated with life apart from God. The "prison house" symbolizes the constraints of sin and the absence of divine truth. This phrase highlights the transformative power of the Messiah, who brings light and hope to those trapped in spiritual darkness. It connects to the broader biblical theme of light overcoming darkness, as seen in <a href="/john/1-5.htm">John 1:5</a>. The deliverance from the "prison house" is a metaphor for the salvation and new life offered through Christ, who is the light of the world (<a href="/john/8-12.htm">John 8:12</a>).<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 is traditionally credited with writing the Book of Isaiah. His prophecies often focus on the coming of the Messiah and the salvation of God's people.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_servant.htm">The Servant</a></b><br>In <a href="/bsb/isaiah/42.htm">Isaiah 42</a>, the "Servant" is a prophetic figure often understood by conservative Christians to refer to Jesus Christ, who fulfills these prophecies through His ministry.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_blind.htm">The Blind</a></b><br>Symbolically represents those who are spiritually blind or ignorant of God's truth, needing enlightenment and revelation.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/prisoners.htm">Prisoners</a></b><br>Represents those who are bound by sin or oppression, needing liberation and freedom through divine intervention.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/darkness.htm">Darkness</a></b><br>Symbolizes ignorance, sin, and separation from God, from which people need to be delivered.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_enlightenment.htm">Spiritual Enlightenment</a></b><br>Just as physical blindness is a barrier to seeing the world, spiritual blindness prevents us from seeing God's truth. We must seek Jesus, the Light of the World, to open our eyes.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_from_sin.htm">Freedom from Sin</a></b><br>Sin is a prison that holds us captive. Jesus came to set us free from this bondage, offering forgiveness and a new life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>Those who feel trapped in difficult circumstances can find hope in Christ, who promises liberation and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/role_of_the_church.htm">Role of the Church</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to participate in His mission by helping others find spiritual sight and freedom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_light.htm">Living in the Light</a></b><br>Walking in the light of Christ means living according to His teachings and reflecting His love and truth to others.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_42.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 42</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_if_the_blind_lead_the_blind.htm">What happens when the blind lead the blind?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_45_7_contradict_evil's_origin.htm">If Isaiah 45:7 claims God creates both light and darkness, does this contradict other passages suggesting evil originates solely from humanity or Satan?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_isaiah_42_6-7_an_ex_eventu_prophecy.htm">Could Isaiah 42:6-7 be an ex eventu prophecy, written after the outcomes it predicts already occurred?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_ecclesiastes_8_16-17_conflict_with_other_biblical_revelations.htm">Does the author's emphasis on the limitation of human understanding in Ecclesiastes 8:16-17 conflict with other biblical texts that claim revelations of divine mysteries?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/42.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">To open the blind eyes.</span>--The prophet must have felt the contrast between this and his own mission (<a href="/isaiah/6-10.htm" title="Make the heart of this people fat, and make their ears heavy, and shut their eyes; lest they see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and convert, and be healed.">Isaiah 6:10</a>). The words all point to spiritual blessings. (Comp. St. Paul's call in <a href="/acts/26-18.htm" title="To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.">Acts 26:18</a>.) The "prison" is that of the selfishness and sin which hinder men from being truly free. In the "prisoners of hope" of <a href="/zechariah/9-11.htm" title="As for you also, by the blood of your covenant I have sent forth your prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.">Zechariah 9:11</a>, and the "spirits in prison" of <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm" title="For Christ also has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:">1Peter 3:18</a>, we have different aspects of the same thought.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/42.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">To open the blind eyes</span>. The Messiah was to cure both physical and. spiritual blindness (see <a href="/isaiah/29-18.htm">Isaiah 29:18</a>; <a href="/isaiah/32-3.htm">Isaiah 32:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/35-5.htm">Isaiah 35:5</a>, etc.). Here it is spiritual blindness that is specially intended, as appears both by the symbolic language of the two conjoined clauses, and by the comment of vers. 16-19. <span class="cmt_word">To bring out the prisoners from the prison</span>; rather, <span class="accented">to bring out prisoners.</span> To deliver from the bondage of sin such as are its slaves, and shut up in its prison-houses. The promise is general, but, like all spiritual promises, conditioned by the willingness of those who are its objects to avail themselves of it. <span class="cmt_word">Them that sit in darkness</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/9-2.htm">Isaiah 9:2</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/42-7.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">to open</span><br /><span class="heb">לִפְקֹ֖חַ</span> <span class="translit">(lip̄·qō·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<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">the eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵינַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·na·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - cd<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">עִוְר֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(‘iw·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine 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">to bring</span><br /><span class="heb">לְהוֹצִ֤יא</span> <span class="translit">(lə·hō·w·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prisoners</span><br /><span class="heb">אַסִּ֔יר</span> <span class="translit">(’as·sîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_616.htm">Strong's 616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bound, a captive</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of the dungeon,</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמַּסְגֵּר֙</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mas·gêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4525.htm">Strong's 4525: </a> </span><span class="str2">A fastener, a smith, a prison</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and those sitting</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹ֥שְׁבֵי</span> <span class="translit">(yō·šə·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in darkness</span><br /><span class="heb">חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out from the prison</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֖לֶא</span> <span class="translit">(ke·le)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3608.htm">Strong's 3608: </a> </span><span class="str2">Confinement, restraint, imprisonment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">house.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֵּ֥ית</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/42-7.htm">Isaiah 42:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/42-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 42:7 To open the blind eyes to bring (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/42-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 42:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/42-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 42:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 42:8" /></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>