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Contemporary English Version

Isaiah 29:18

The deaf will be able to hear whatever is read to them; the blind will be freed from a life of darkness.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Church;   Deafness;   Gospel;   Isaiah;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Salvation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Blindness-Vision;   Enlightenment;   Gospel;   Light-Darkness;   Spiritual;   Vision;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Heal, Health;   Hear, Hearing;   Luke-Acts, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Blind;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Blindness;   Canon of Scripture;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Darkness;   Isaiah;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Isaiah, Book of;   Lip;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Blindness;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Blind;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Writing;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Deaf;   Isaiah;   Obscurity;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Darkness;   Ezekiel, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
On that day the deaf will hearthe words of a document,and out of a deep darknessthe eyes of the blind will see.
Hebrew Names Version
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
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.
English Standard Version
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
New American Standard Bible
On that day those who are deaf will hear words of a book, And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of those who are blind will see.
New Century Version
At that time the deaf will hear the words in a book. Instead of having darkness and gloom, the blind will see.
Amplified Bible
On that day the deaf will hear the words of a book, And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see [the words of the book].
World English Bible
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in that day shall the deafe heare the wordes of the booke, and the eyes of the blinde shall see out of obscuritie, and out of darkenesse.
Legacy Standard Bible
On that day the deaf will hear words of a book,And out of darkness and thick darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Complete Jewish Bible
On that day the deaf will hear the words of a book, and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
Darby Translation
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and, out of obscurity and out of darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see;
Easy-to-Read Version
The deaf will hear the words in the book. The blind will see through the darkness and fog.
George Lamsa Translation
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of darkness and obscurity.
Good News Translation
When that day comes, the deaf will be able to hear a book being read aloud, and the blind, who have been living in darkness, will open their eyes and see.
Lexham English Bible
And on that day, the deaf shall hear the words of a scroll, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of gloom and darkness.
Literal Translation
And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book; and the eyes of the blind shall see out of their gloom and out of darkness.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then shal deaf men vnderstonde the wordes of the boke, and the eyes of the blynde shal se without eny cloude or darknes.
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
And in that day those whose ears are stopped will be hearing the words of the book; and the eyes of the blind will see through the mist and the dark.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of a book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
King James Version (1611)
And in that day shall the deafe heare the words of the booke, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscuritie, and out of darkenesse.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in that day shall deafe men heare the wordes of the booke, and the eyes of the blynde shall see, euen out of the cloude, and out of darknesse.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and they that are in darkness, and they that are in mist: the eyes of the blind shall see,
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And in that dai deef men schulen here the wordis of the book, and the iyen of blynde men schulen se fro derknessis and myisty;
Update Bible Version
And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New English Translation
At that time the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll, and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.
New King James Version
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
New Living Translation
In that day the deaf will hear words read from a book, and the blind will see through the gloom and darkness.
New Life Bible
In that day those who cannot hear will hear the words of a book. And the eyes of the blind will see out of the darkness.
New Revised Standard
On that day the deaf shall hear the words of a scroll, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore, in that day, shall the deaf hear the words of a book, - And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and out of darkness and obscurity the eyes of the blind shall see.
Revised Standard Version
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
On that day the deaf will hear words of a book, And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

Contextual Overview

17 Soon the forest of Lebanon will become a field with crops, thick as a forest. 18 The deaf will be able to hear whatever is read to them; the blind will be freed from a life of darkness. 19 The poor and the needy will celebrate and shout because of the Lord , the holy God of Israel. 20 All who are cruel and arrogant will be gone forever. Those who live by crime will disappear, 21 together with everyone who tells lies in court and keeps innocent people from getting a fair trial. 22 The Lord who rescued Abraham has this to say about Jacob's descendants: "They will no longer be ashamed and disgraced. 23 When they see how great I have made their nation, they will praise and honor me, the holy God of Israel. 24 Everyone who is confused will understand, and all who have complained will obey my teaching."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the deaf: Isaiah 29:10-12, Isaiah 29:24, Isaiah 35:5, Isaiah 42:16-18, Deuteronomy 29:4, Psalms 119:18, Proverbs 20:12, Jeremiah 31:33, Jeremiah 31:34, Matthew 11:5, Matthew 13:14-16, Matthew 16:17, Mark 7:37, Luke 4:18, Luke 7:22, John 6:45, Acts 26:18, 2 Corinthians 3:14-18, 2 Corinthians 4:2-6, Ephesians 1:17-19, Ephesians 5:14, 1 Peter 2:9, Revelation 3:18

Reciprocal: Isaiah 2:11 - in that day Isaiah 17:7 - General Isaiah 29:12 - I am not Isaiah 32:3 - General Isaiah 42:7 - open Isaiah 42:18 - ye deaf Isaiah 58:10 - then Daniel 12:4 - many Matthew 11:25 - because Matthew 12:22 - blind Matthew 20:30 - two Mark 8:24 - I see Mark 10:52 - he received Luke 10:21 - revealed Luke 18:43 - he Luke 24:45 - General John 9:7 - and came John 9:30 - and yet Acts 8:31 - How 2 Corinthians 3:16 - the veil Ephesians 1:18 - eyes Colossians 2:22 - after

Cross-References

Genesis 29:16
Laban had two daughters. Leah was older than Rachel, but her eyes didn't sparkle, while Rachel was beautiful and had a good figure.
Genesis 29:20
Jacob worked seven years for Laban, but the time seemed like only a few days, because he loved Rachel so much.
Genesis 31:41
I had to work fourteen of these twenty long years to earn your two daughters and another six years to buy your sheep and goats. During that time you kept changing my wages.
Genesis 34:12
Ask anything, no matter how expensive. I'll do anything, just let me marry Dinah."
2 Samuel 3:14
David sent a few of his officials to Ishbosheth to give him this message: "Give me back my wife Michal! I killed a hundred Philistines so I could marry her."
Hosea 3:2
So I paid fifteen pieces of silver and about ten bushels of grain for such a woman.
Hosea 12:12
Jacob escaped to Syria where he tended sheep to earn himself a wife.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book,.... That is, in the Gospel day, or times of the Gospel dispensation, when that should be preached to the Gentiles; who before were deaf, but now should be made to hear, and be willing to hear, and hear so as to understand the doctrines contained in the Scriptures, the prophecies of them concerning the Messiah; even the words of that book that is sealed to the Jews, and could not be read, neither by the learned nor unlearned among them; but should be both read, heard, and understood, by the Gentiles, having ears given them to hear the Gospel, to receive its doctrines, and obey its ordinances:

and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness; such, who before were blind and ignorant as to spiritual things, being called, through the ministry of the word, out of darkness into marvellous light, and their eyes being opened by it, should now see their sin and misery, their lost and dangerous estate, the way of life and salvation by Christ, the great and glorious truths of the Gospel, and what eye has not seen, nor ear heard.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Shall the deaf hear the words of the book - They who now have the law and do not understand it, the people who seem to be deaf to all that God says, shall hear and understand it.

Shall see out of obscurity ... - That is, the darkness being removed, they shall see clearly the truth of God, and discern and love its beauty. Their eyes are now blinded, but then they shall see clearly.


 
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