Isaiah 35:6 BSB — MannaFest

Isaiah 35:6

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.

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ASV

Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

KJV

Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.

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Commentary

4 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

On the Incarnation of the Word 38 (373)

Now what can they [i.e., those who deny the incarnation] say to this, or how can they dare to face this at all? For the prophecy not only indicated that God is to sojourn here but also announces the signs and the time of his coming. For they connect the blind recovering their sight, and the lame walking, and the deaf hearing, and the tongue of the one who stammers being made plain, with the divine coming which is to take place.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

This was fulfilled when the Holy Ghost fell upon the Gentiles that heard the word ( Acts x. 44 ); then were the fountains of life opened, whence streams flowed, that watered the earth abundantly. These waters are said to break out, which denotes a pleasing surprise to the Gentile world, such as brought them, as it were, into a new world.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

These miracles Christ wrought to prove that he was sent of God ( John iii. 2 ), nay, working them by his own power and in his own name, he proved that he was God, the same who at first made man's mouth, the hearing ear, and the seeing eye. When he would prove to John's disciples his divine mission he did it by miracles of this kind, in which this scripture was fulfilled.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Then shall the lame man leap - This was literally fulfilled after the coming of the Messiah Act 14:10; Act 3:8. It is an emblem of the general joy which the coming of the Messiah would impart, and is an instance of the blessings which it would convey. As an hart - The word used here denotes the stag, or male deer. In Arabic it denotes the wild, or mountain-goat. The word sometimes refers to any species of deer or antelope, and this is referred to here from its quick and sprightly nature.

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אָ֣ז	'az	then	H227 →
יְדַלֵּ֤ג	ye.da.Leg	he will leap	H1801 →
כָּֽאַיָּל֙	ka.'ai.Yal	like <the> deer	H354 →
פִּסֵּ֔חַ	pi.Se.ach	a lame [person]	H6455 →
וְתָרֹ֖ן	ve.ta.Ron	so it may shout for joy	H7442 →
לְשׁ֣וֹן	le.Shon	[the] tongue of	H3956 →
אִלֵּ֑ם	'i.Lem	a dumb [person]	H483 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
נִבְקְע֤וּ	niv.ke.'U	they will burst forth	H1234 →
בַמִּדְבָּר֙	va.mid.Bar	in the wilderness	H4057 →
מַ֔יִם	Ma.yim	waters	H4325 →
וּנְחָלִ֖ים	u.ne.cha.Lim	and torrents	H5158 →
בָּעֲרָבָֽה׃	ba.'a.ra.Vah	in the desert plain	H6160 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

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.

Through
Matthew 12:22
Then 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.
leads to
- Luke 11:14–15
  One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
- Mark 7:35–37
  Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.
- 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.
- Isaiah 35:5–6
  Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
- Acts 26:18
  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…
Through
Isaiah 32:4
The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.
leads to
- Isaiah 29:24
  Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
- Luke 21:14–15
  So make up your mind not to worry beforehand how to defend yourselves.
Through
Luke 11:14
One day Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. And when the demon was gone, the man who had been mute spoke. The crowds were amazed,
leads to
- Matthew 12:22–24
  Then 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.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Isaiah

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Isaiah