Isaiah 29:18

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“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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BSBPD

“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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And heard in that day have the deaf the words of a book, And out of thick darkness, and out of darkness, The eyes of the blind do see.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 29:18 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 29:4Yet to this day the LORD has not given you a mind to understand, eyes to see, or ears to hear.
  2. Psalms 119:18Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.
  3. Proverbs 20:12Ears that hear and eyes that see— the LORD has made them both.
  4. Isaiah 29:10For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.
  5. Isaiah 29:12Or if the scroll is handed to one unable to read, he will say, “I cannot read.”
  6. Isaiah 29:24Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
  7. Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
  8. Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the LORD. I will put My law in their minds and inscribe it on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.
  12. 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.
  13. Matthew 13:14In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.
  14. Matthew 16:17Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by My Father in heaven.
  15. 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!”
  16. Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
  17. Luke 7:22So He replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The 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.
  18. John 6:45It is written in the Prophets: ‘And they will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from Him comes to Me—
  19. 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.’
  20. 2 Corinthians 3:14But their minds were closed. For to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It has not been lifted, because only in Christ can it be removed.
  21. 2 Corinthians 4:2Instead, 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.
  22. Ephesians 1:17that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.
  23. Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
  24. 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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