Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Ye deaf, hear; and ye blind, look to see.
— Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
Isaiah — The gospel prophet — a Judean court-prophet across Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah (c. 740–700 BC) who sees past Assyria to Babylon and past Babylon to the Messiah. Sixty-six chapters divided into the Book of Judgment (1–39) and the Book of Comfort (40–66), climaxing in the Servant wounded for our transgressions.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
Voices7
It is evident, indeed, that some possess ears better able to hear the words of God. But to those who do not have those ears, what does he say? "Hear, you deaf, and, you blind, behold." Also, "I opened my mouth and panted," and "You have broken the teeth of sinners."4 All these things were said in reference to the faculties that render service for spiritual food and spiritual doctrine.
Basil of Caesarea· HOMILIES ON THE PSALMS 16.13. (PSALM 33), 379patristic
Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Hear, ye deaf - This is evidently an address to the Jews, and probably to the Jews of the time of the prophet. He had been predicting the coming of the Messiah, and the influence of his religion on the Gentile world. He had said that God would go forth to destroy the idolatry of the pagan nations, and to convince them of the folly of the worship of images, and to confound them for putting their trust in them.
Albert Barnes· Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)evangelical
In this they differ from "the blind" (Isa 42:16). The Jews are referred to. He had said, God would destroy the heathen idolatry; here he remembers that even Israel, His "servant" (Isa 42:19), from whom better things might have been expected, is tainted with this sin.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
Called thee - To declare my righteousness, or faithfulness. With-hold - Will give thee counsel and strength for the work. Give thee - To be the mediator in whom my covenant of grace is confirmed with mankind.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament, 1765evangelical
This call to the deaf to hear and the blind to see is like the command given to the man that had the withered hand to stretch it forth; though he could not do this, because it was withered, yet, if he had not attempted to do it, he would not have been healed, and his being healed thereupon was owing, not to his act, but to the divine power.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. We are sure that these verses are to be understood of Christ, for the evangelist tells us expressly that in him this prophecy was fulfilled, Matt. xii.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
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“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…
When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
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.
to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
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Proverbs 20:12Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
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This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
He who affixed the ear, can He not hear? He who formed the eye, can He not see?
Through
Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
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Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches12
‘Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear?’ And do you not remember?
And He said to me, “Prophesy concerning these bones and tell them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD!
This is why I speak to them in parables: ‘Though seeing, they do not see; though hearing, they do not hear or understand.’
Bring out a people who have eyes but are blind, and who have ears but are deaf.
But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
All makers of idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless. Their witnesses fail to see or comprehend, so they are put to shame.
And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).
Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
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.
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
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.
6 more linked verses are grouped by book below ↓
Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.
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