Then the Lord said to him, “Who made a person’s mouth? And who can make a person deaf or not able to speak? Who can make a person blind? Who can make a person able to see? {I am the One who can do all these things—}I am YAHWEH. [33]
Isaiah 42:18 - Easy To Read Version “You deaf people should hear me!\par You blind people should look and see me!\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Hear, you deaf! And look, you blind, that you may see! American Standard Version (1901) Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. Common English Bible Hear, deaf ones, and blind ones, look and see! Catholic Public Domain Version You who are deaf, hear! You who are blind, turn your gaze and see! Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Hear, ye deaf, and, ye blind, behold that you may see. |
Then the Lord said to him, “Who made a person’s mouth? And who can make a person deaf or not able to speak? Who can make a person blind? Who can make a person able to see? {I am the One who can do all these things—}I am YAHWEH. [33]
The Lord gave us eyes to see with and ears to hear with—\{use them\}!
The deaf will hear the words in the book. The blind will see through the darkness and fog.
Then the blind people will be able to see again. Their eyes will be opened. Then the deaf people will be able to hear. Their ears will be opened.
\{God says,\}“Bring out the people that have eyes but are blind. Bring out the people that have ears but are deaf. {\cf2\super [385]}
Then Jesus said to John’s followers, “Go tell John the things that you saw and heard here. Blind people are healed and can see. Crippled people are healed and can walk. People with leprosy {\cf2\super [130]} are healed. Deaf people are healed and can hear. Dead people are given life. And the Good News \{about God’s kingdom\} is given to the poor people.