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Isaiah 29:18

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.

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְשָׁמְע֧וּve.sha.me.'Uand they will hearH8085 →
בַיּוֹם־vai.yom-in the dayH3117 →
הַה֛וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931 →
הַחֵרְשִׁ֖יםha.che.re.Shimthe deaf [people]H2795 →
דִּבְרֵי־div.rei-[the] words ofH1697 →
סֵ֑פֶרSe.fera scrollH5612 →
וּמֵאֹ֣פֶלu.me.'O.feland from gloomH652 →
וּמֵחֹ֔שֶׁךְu.me.Cho.shekhand from darknessH2822 →
עֵינֵ֥י'ei.Nei[the] eyes ofH5869 →
עִוְרִ֖ים'iv.Rimblind [people]H5787 →
תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃tir.'Ei.nahthey will seeH7200 →

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2 Corinthians 3:16But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.Matthew 11:5The 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.Ephesians 1:18I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints,Proverbs 20:12Ears that hear and eyes that see—the LORD has made them both.Isaiah 42:16I 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.Ephesians 1:17–19that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.Psalms 119:18Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.Mark 7:37The people were utterly astonished and said, “He has done all things well! He makes even the deaf hear and the mute speak!”Mark 8:24The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”Isaiah 42:7to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.Acts 26:18to 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.’Matthew 12:22Then a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute was brought to Jesus, and He healed the man so that he could speak and see.2 Corinthians 4:2–6Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.Isaiah 42:16–18I 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.Isaiah 29:12Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”John 9:30“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.

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The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
The Prophet Isaiah — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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