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Revised Standard Version

Isaiah 29:18

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.

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.
Contemporary English Version
The deaf will be able to hear whatever is read to them; the blind will be freed from a life of darkness.
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.
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 Is it not yet a very little while until Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be regarded as a forest? 18 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. 19 The meek shall obtain fresh joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall exult in the Holy One of Israel. 20 For the ruthless shall come to nought and the scoffer cease, and all who watch to do evil shall be cut off, 21 who by a word make a man out to be an offender, and lay a snare for him who reproves in the gate, and with an empty plea turn aside him who is in the right. 22 Therefore thus says the LORD, who redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob: "Jacob shall no more be ashamed, no more shall his face grow pale. 23 For when he sees his children, the work of my hands, in his midst, they will sanctify my name; they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and will stand in awe of the God of Israel. 24 And those who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who murmur will accept instruction."

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
Now Laban had two daughters; the name of the older was Leah, and the name of the younger was Rachel.
Genesis 29:17
Leah's eyes were weak, but Rachel was beautiful and lovely.
Genesis 29:20
So Jacob served seven years for Rachel, and they seemed to him but a few days because of the love he had for her.
Genesis 29:30
So Jacob went in to Rachel also, and he loved Rachel more than Leah, and served Laban for another seven years.
Genesis 31:41
These twenty years I have been in your house; I served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and you have changed my wages ten times.
Genesis 34:12
Ask of me ever so much as marriage present and gift, and I will give according as you say to me; only give me the maiden to be my wife."
2 Samuel 3:14
Then David sent messengers to Ish-bo'sheth Saul's son, saying, "Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed at the price of a hundred foreskins of the Philistines."
Hosea 3:2
So I bought her for fifteen shekels of silver and a homer and a lethech of barley.
Hosea 12:12
(Jacob fled to the land of Aram, there Israel did service for a wife, and for a wife he herded sheep.)

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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