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Isaiah 35:5
Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet addresses "those with anxious hearts" (v. 4), describing what will happen after God comes with retribution to save. The "then" (אָז) marks a future moment of restoration following divine judgment.
The words — Two different roots carry the parallel: פָּקַח (pāqach, "open, awaken") for the eyes and פָּתַח (pāṭach, "spread open, unstopp") for the ears. The distinction suggests the blind are woken from inattention while the deaf have a blockage removed.
The thread — Isaiah 29:18 pairs the same two restorations in a single day; Isaiah 42:6–7 extends the motif to freeing prisoners from darkness; Luke 7:22 cites the cluster as the answer to "Are You the One?"
Why it lands — The verse makes no demand on the reader; it is a declarative promise timed to a future "then." It asks only that the anxious heart of v. 4 hold the certainty of v. 5 against its fear.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 42:6 “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
- Luke 7:20 When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’”
- Isaiah 29:18 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.
- Matthew 11:3 to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”
- Isaiah 32:3 Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- Psalms 146:8 the LORD opens the eyes of the blind, the LORD lifts those who are weighed down, the LORD loves the righteous.
- John 9:39 Then Jesus declared, “For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind may see and those who see may become blind.”
- Isaiah 50:4 The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.
- Matthew 9:27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed Him, crying out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
- Ephesians 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in your knowledge of Him.