The LORDsaidto him, "Whohas mademan'smouth?Orwhomakes[him] muteordeaf,orseeingorblind?Is it not I, the LORD?
"Come,let Us godownand thereconfusetheir language,sothat they will not understandoneanother'sspeech."
"Is anythingtoodifficultfor the LORD?At the appointedtimeI will returnto you, at thistimenextyear,and Sarahwill have a son."
The LORDopens[the eyes of] the blind;The LORDraisesup those who are boweddown;The LORDlovesthe righteous;
O Lord,openmy lips,That my mouthmay declareYour praise.
He who plantedthe ear,does He not hear?He who formedthe eye,does He not see?
The hearingearand the seeingeye,The LORDhas madebothof them.
To openblindeyes,To bringout prisonersfrom the dungeonAnd those who dwellin darknessfrom the prison.
He touchedmy mouth[with it] and said,"Behold,thishas touchedyour lips;and your iniquityis takenawayand your sinis forgiven."
Then I said,"Alas,LordGOD!Behold,I do not knowhow to speak,BecauseI am a youth."
Then the LORDstretchedout His handand touchedmy mouth,and the LORDsaidto me, "Behold,I have putMy wordsin your mouth.
Now the handof the LORDhad beenupon me in the evening,beforethe refugeescame.And He openedmy mouthat the time[they] cameto me in the morning;so my mouthwas openedand I was nolongerspeechless.
Ifa trumpetis blownin a citywill not the peopletremble?Ifa calamityoccursin a cityhas not the LORDdoneit?
[the] BLINDRECEIVE SIGHTand [the] lamewalk,[the] lepersare cleansedand [the] deafhear,[the] deadare raisedup, and [the] POORHAVE THE GOSPEL PREACHEDTO THEM.
"And behold,you shall be silentand unableto speakuntilthe daywhenthese thingstake place,becauseyou did not believemy words,whichwill be fulfilledin their proper time."
And at oncehis mouthwas openedand his tongue[loosed], and he [began] to speakin praiseof God.
Otherswere saying,"Theseare not the sayingsof one demon-possessed.A demoncannotopenthe eyesof the blind,can he?"
