Thenthe eyesof the blindwill be openedAnd the earsof the deafwill be unstopped.
ThenHe opensthe earsof men,And sealstheir instruction,
The LORDopens[the eyes of] the blind;The LORDraisesup those who are boweddown;The LORDlovesthe righteous;
The LORDsaidto him, "Whohas mademan'smouth?Orwhomakes[him] muteordeaf,orseeingorblind?Is it not I, the LORD?
The hearingearand the seeingeye,The LORDhas madebothof them.
On that daythe deafwill hearwordsof a book,And out of [their] gloomand darknessthe eyesof the blindwill see.
"I will leadthe blindby a waythey do not know,In pathsthey do not knowI will guidethem. I will makedarknessinto lightbeforethem And ruggedplacesinto plains.Theseare the thingsI will do,And I will not leavethem undone."
Hear,you deaf!And look,you blind,that you may see.
Bringout the peoplewhoare blind,even though they haveeyes,And the deaf,even though they have ears.
"You have not heard,you have not known.Evenfrom longagoyour earhas not been open,BecauseI knewthat you would dealverytreacherously;And you have been calleda rebelfrom birth.
The LordGODhas givenMe the tongueof disciples,That I may knowhow to sustainthe wearyonewith a word.He awakens[Me] morningby morning,He awakensMy earto listenas a disciple.
The LordGODhas openedMy ear;And I was not disobedientNordid I turnback.
To whomshall I speakand givewarningThat they may hear?Behold,their earsare closedAnd they cannotlisten.Behold,the wordof the LORDhas becomea reproachto them; They havenodelightin it.
Thena demon-possessedman [who was] blindand mutewas broughtto Jesus, and He healedhim, sothat the mute manspokeand saw.
And [the] blindand [the] lamecameto Him in the temple,and He healedthem.
"THE SPIRITOF THE LORDIS UPON ME, BECAUSEHE ANOINTEDME TO PREACH THE GOSPELTO THE POOR.HE HAS SENTME TO PROCLAIMRELEASETO THE CAPTIVES,AND RECOVERY OF SIGHTTO THE BLIND,TO SETFREETHOSE WHO ARE OPPRESSED,
But someof them said,"Couldnot thisman,who openedthe eyesof the blindman,have keptthis manalsofrom dying?"
And Jesussaid,"For judgmentI cameinto thisworld,sothat thosewho do not seemay see,and that thosewho seemay becomeblind."
to opentheir eyesso that they may turnfrom darknessto lightand from the dominionof Satanto God,that they may receiveforgivenessof sinsand an inheritanceamongthosewho have been sanctifiedby faithin Me.'
For this reasonit says,"Awake,sleeper,And arisefrom the dead,And Christwill shineon you."
