Then the eyes of the blind will be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.(A)

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Then will the eyes of the blind be opened(A)
    and the ears of the deaf(B) unstopped.

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Israel’s Blindness and Deafness

18 “Listen, you deaf!
Look, you blind, so that you may see.(A)
19 Who is blind but my servant,(B)
or deaf like my messenger I am sending?
Who is blind like my dedicated one,[a]
or blind like the servant of the Lord?

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Footnotes

  1. 42:19 Hb obscure

Israel Blind and Deaf

18 “Hear, you deaf;(A)
    look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(B) but my servant,(C)
    and deaf like the messenger(D) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(E) with me,
    blind like the servant of the Lord?

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Bring out a people who are blind, yet have eyes,(A)
and are deaf, yet have ears.

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Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,(A)
    who have ears but are deaf.(B)

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The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:5 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.

37 They were extremely astonished and said, “He has done everything well.(A) He even makes the deaf(B) hear and the mute speak.”(C)

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37 People were overwhelmed with amazement. “He has done everything well,” they said. “He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

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