And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
Parallel translations
- WEB The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- BSB Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- NKJV The eyes of those who see will not be dim, And the ears of those who hear will listen.
- NASB Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded, And the ears of those who hear will listen.
- NLT Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it.
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Quick answer
In that day the eyes of seers will not be dim and the ears of hearers will truly listen. It matters because the coming kingdom heals spiritual blindness and deafness.
Overview
Isaiah promises a reversal of the spiritual dullness condemned earlier: clear sight and attentive hearing. The renewal touches perception itself, enabling people to grasp God's truth. This anticipates the work of Christ, who opens blind eyes and deaf ears, and the Spirit who grants understanding to God's people.
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- Isa 29:18And 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.
- Isa 35:5–6Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
- Acts 26:18To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
- 2 Cor 4:6For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Jn 2:20–21But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
- Mark 7:37And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
- Isa 29:24They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
- Isa 54:13And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
- Mark 8:22–25And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him.
- Isa 60:1–2Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
- Isa 30:26Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
- Matt 13:11He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
- Jer 31:34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
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Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).
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