Isaiah 29:18 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 29:18

16 Surely you have things turned around!
Shall the potter be esteemed as the clay;
For shall the ^athing made say of him who made it,
“He did not make me”?
Or shall the thing formed say of him who formed it,
“He has no understanding”?

Future Recovery of Wisdom

17 Is it not yet a very little while
Till ^aLebanon shall be turned into a fruitful field,
And the fruitful field be esteemed as a forest?

18 ^aIn that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book,
And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

19 ^aThe humble also shall increase their joy in the Lord,
And ^bthe poor among men shall rejoice
In the Holy One of Israel.

20 For the¹ terrible one is brought to nothing,
^aThe scornful one is consumed,
And all who ^bwatch for iniquity are cut off—

21 Who make a man an offender by a word,
And ^alay a snare for him who reproves in the gate,
And turn aside the just ^bby empty words.

22 Therefore thus says the Lord, ^awho redeemed Abraham, concerning the house of Jacob:
“Jacob shall not now be ^bashamed,
Nor shall his face now grow pale;

23 But when he sees his children,
^aThe work of My hands, in his midst,
They will hallow My name,
And hallow the Holy One of Jacob,
And fear the God of Israel.

24 These also ^awho erred in spirit will come to understanding,
And those who complained will learn doctrine.”

Verse Comparison: Isaiah 29:18

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American Standard Version
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

Amplified® Bible
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and out of obscurity {and} gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.

Contemporary English Version
The deaf will be able to hear whatever is read to them; the blind will be freed from a life of darkness.

Darby English Version
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and, out of obscurity and out of darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see;

Good News Bible
When that day comes, the deaf will be able to hear a book being read aloud, and the blind, who have been living in darkness, will open their eyes and see.

King James Version
And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity, and out of darkness.

New American Standard Bible
On that day the deaf will hear words of a book, And out of {their} gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

New International Version
In that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll,
and out of gloom and darkness
the eyes of the blind will see.

New King James Version
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book,
And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
On that day the deaf will hear words of a book, And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.

Revised Standard Version
In that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book, and out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind shall see.

Young's Literal Translation
And heard in that day have the deaf the words of a book, And out of thick darkness, and out of darkness, The eyes of the blind do see.

New English Translation
At that time¹ the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll, and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.²

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