Isaiah 29:18
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.
Isaiah 29:18 in other translations
| BSB | 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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| WEB | 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | 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. |
| DARBY | 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; |
| BBE | 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. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does Isaiah 29:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 29:17-24
The wonderful change here foretold, may refer to the affairs of Judah, though it looks further. When a great harvest of souls was gathered to Christ from among the Gentiles, then the wilderness was turned into a fruitful field; and the Jewish church, that had long been a fruitful field, became as a deserted forest. Those who, when in trouble, can truly rejoice in God, shall soon have cause greatly to rejoice in him…
Isaiah 29:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 29:18
- Matthew 11:5
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
- Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
- Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath made even both of them.
- Ephesians 1:17-19
That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, And what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power,
- Psalms 119:18
Open thou mine eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
- Mark 7:37
And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
- Isaiah 32:3
And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
- Acts 26:18
To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2-6
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God. But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them that are lost: In whom the god of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them. For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus’ sake. …
- Isaiah 42:16-18
And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods. Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
- Isaiah 29:24
They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
- Deuteronomy 29:4
Yet the Lord hath not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to see, and ears to hear, unto this day.
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Context
- Isaiah 29:17
Is it not yet a very little while, and Lebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field, and the fruitful field shall be esteemed as a forest?
- Isaiah 29:18
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.
- Isaiah 29:19
The meek also shall increase their joy in the Lord, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 29:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y en aquel tiempo los sordos oirán las palabras del libro, y los ojos de los ciegos verán en medio de la oscuridad y de las tinieblas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et en ce jour-là les sourds entendront les paroles du livre, et les yeux des aveugles, délivrés de l’obscurité et des ténèbres, verront; |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und an jenem Tage werden die Tauben die Worte des Buches hören, und aus Dunkel und Finsternis hervor werden die Augen der Blinden sehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et audient in die illa surdi verba libri, et de tenebris et caligine oculi cæcorum videbunt. |