11 translations · Hebrew

Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

World English Bible

Isaiah 35:5 in 11 translations

WEB World English Bible
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
KJV King James Version
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
ASV American Standard Version
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
LSV Literal Standard Version
Then eyes of the blind are opened, || And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
FBV Free Bible Version
When that happens, the blind will see, and the deaf will hear.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Then opened are eyes of the blind, And ears of the deaf are unstopped,
DBY Darby Translation
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf be unstopped;
WBT Webster’s Bible
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

The Hebrew words

Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.

Word Transliteration English (BSB) Strong’s
אָ֥ז ’āz Then H227 אָז then
תִּפָּקַ֖חְנָה tip·pā·qaḥ·nāh will be opened H6491 פָּקַח to open
עֵינֵ֣י ‘ê·nê the eyes H5869 עַ֫יִן eye
עִוְרִ֑ים ‘iw·rîm of the blind H5787 עִוֵּר blind
וְאָזְנֵ֥י wə·’ā·zə·nê and the ears H241 אֹ֫זֶן ear
חֵרְשִׁ֖ים ḥê·rə·šîm of the deaf H2795 חֵרֵשׁ deaf
תִּפָּתַֽחְנָה׃ tip·pā·ṯaḥ·nāh unstopped H6605 פָּתַח to open
  • Isaiah 42:6–7

    “I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations; to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.

  • Luke 7:20–23

    When the men had come to him, they said, “John the Baptizer has sent us to you, saying, ‘Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?’” In that hour he cured many of diseases and plagues and evil spirits; and to many who were blind he gave sight. Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you have seen and heard: that the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them. …

  • Isaiah 29:18

    In 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.

  • Matthew 11:3–5

    and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?” Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see: the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

  • Isaiah 32:3–4

    The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen. The heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.

  • Psalm 146:8

    Yahweh opens the eyes of the blind. Yahweh raises up those who are bowed down. Yahweh loves the righteous.

  • John 9:39

    Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment, that those who don’t see may see; and that those who see may become blind.”

  • Isaiah 50:4

    The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

  • Matthew 9:27–30

    As Jesus passed by from there, two blind men followed him, calling out and saying, “Have mercy on us, son of David!” When he had come into the house, the blind men came to him. Jesus said to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They told him, “Yes, Lord.” Then he touched their eyes, saying, “According to your faith be it done to you.” …

  • Ephesians 1:17–18

    that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him; having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope of his calling, and what are the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.

In context

3 Strengthen the weak hands, and make firm the feeble knees.

4 Tell those who have a fearful heart, “Be strong. Don’t be afraid. Behold, your God will come with vengeance, God’s retribution. He will come and save you.

5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

6 Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

7 The burning sand will become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water. Grass with reeds and rushes will be in the habitation of jackals, where they lay.

Read all of Isaiah 35 in the World English Bible.

Edition and source notes

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Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.

The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.

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