Then everyone who has eyes will be able to see the truth, and everyone who has ears will be able to hear it.
Parallel translations
- WEB The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- KJV And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
- 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.
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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 29:18In that day, the deaf will hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind will see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
- Isa 35:5–6Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- 2 Cor 4:6seeing it is God who said, “Light will shine out of darkness,” who has shone in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
- 1 Jn 2:20–21You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
- Mark 7:37They were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes even the deaf hear, and the mute speak!”
- Isa 29:24They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction.”
- Isa 54:13All your children will be taught by Yahweh; and your children’s peace will be great.
- Mark 8:22–25He came to Bethsaida. They brought a blind man to him, and begged him to touch him.
- Isa 60:1–2“Arise, shine; for your light has come, and Yahweh’s glory has risen on you.
- Isa 30:26Moreover the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter, like the light of seven days, in the day that Yahweh binds up the fracture of his people, and heals the wound they were struck with.
- Matt 13:11He answered them, “To you it is given to know the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven, but it is not given to them.
- Jer 31:34and they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know Yahweh;’ for they shall all know me, from their least to their greatest,” says Yahweh: “for I will forgive their iniquity, and their sin will I remember 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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