Parallel Verses

Amplified


To open the eyes of the blind,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who sit in darkness from the prison.

New American Standard Bible

To open blind eyes,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

King James Version

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Holman Bible

in order to open blind eyes,
to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,
and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

International Standard Version

to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison.

A Conservative Version

to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

American Standard Version

to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

Bible in Basic English

To give eyes to the blind, to make free the prisoners from the prison, to let out those who are shut up in the dark.

Darby Translation

to open the blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint.

Julia Smith Translation

To open the eyes of the blind, to bring forth the bound out of prison, those sitting in darkness out of the house of the prison.

King James 2000

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Lexham Expanded Bible

to open [the] blind eyes, to bring [the] prisoner out from [the] dungeon, those who sit [in] darkness from [the] house of imprisonment.

Modern King James verseion

to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

That thou mayest open the eyes of the blind; let out the prisoners, and them that sit in darkness, out of the dungeon house.

NET Bible

to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons.

New Heart English Bible

to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.

The Emphasized Bible

To open eyes that are blind, - To bring forth Out of the dungeon the captive Out of the prison, the dwellers in darkness.

Webster

To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.

World English Bible

to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.

Youngs Literal Translation

To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting in darkness.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
To open
פּקח 
Paqach 
Usage: 20

the blind
עוּר 
`ivver 
Usage: 26

to bring out
יצא 
Yatsa' 
....out, ....forth, bring, come, proceed, go, depart,
Usage: 1068

the prisoners
אסּיר 
'acciyr 
Usage: 3

from the prison
מסגּר 
Macger 
Usage: 7

and them that sit
ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

out of the prison
כּלא 
Kele' 
Usage: 10

References

Easton

Fausets

Smith

Context Readings

The Mission Of Yahweh's Servant

6
“I am the Lord, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),
7 
To open the eyes of the blind,
To bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who sit in darkness from the prison.
8
“I am the Lord, that is My Name;
My glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved idols.


Cross References

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed and commissioned me
To bring good news to the humble and afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up [the wounds of] the brokenhearted,
To proclaim release [from confinement and condemnation] to the [physical and spiritual] captives
And freedom to prisoners,

Isaiah 35:5


Then the eyes of the blind will be opened
And the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.

Isaiah 49:9


Saying to those who are bound and captured, ‘Go forth,’
And to those who are in [spiritual] darkness, ‘Show yourselves [come into the light of the Savior].’
They will feed along the roads [on which they travel],
And their pastures will be on all the bare heights.

Hebrews 2:14-15

Therefore, since [these His] children share in flesh and blood [the physical nature of mankind], He Himself in a similar manner also shared in the same [physical nature, but without sin], so that through [experiencing] death He might make powerless (ineffective, impotent) him who had the power of death—that is, the devil—

Psalm 107:10-16


Some dwelt in darkness and in the deep (deathly) darkness,
Prisoners [bound] in misery and chains,

Isaiah 9:2


The people who walk in [spiritual] darkness
Will see a great Light;
Those who live in the dark land,
The Light will shine on them.

Isaiah 29:18


On that day the deaf will hear the words of a book,
And out of their gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see [the words of the book].

Luke 24:45

Then He opened their minds to [help them] understand the Scriptures,

John 9:39

Then Jesus said, “I came into this world for judgment [to separate those who believe in Me from those who reject Me—to declare judgment on those who choose to be separated from God], so that the sightless would see, and those who see would become blind.”

Ephesians 1:17-18

[I always pray] that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may grant you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation [that gives you a deep and personal and intimate insight] into the true knowledge of Him [for we know the Father through the Son].

2 Timothy 2:26

and that they may come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.

Psalm 146:7-8


Who executes justice for the oppressed,
Who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets free the prisoners.

Isaiah 42:16


“I will lead the blind by a way they do not know;
I will guide them in paths that they do not know.
I will make darkness into light before them
And rugged places into plains.
These things I will do [for them],
And I will not leave them abandoned or undone.”

Isaiah 42:22


But this is a people despoiled and plundered;
All of them are trapped in holes,
Or are hidden away in prisons.
They have become a prey with no one to rescue them,
And a spoil, with no one to say, “Give them back!”

Zechariah 9:11-12


As for you also, because of the blood of My covenant with you [My chosen people, the covenant that was sealed with blood]
I have freed your prisoners from the waterless pit.

Matthew 11:5

the blind receive [their] sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed [by healing] and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Luke 4:18-21


The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah),
Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),

Acts 26:18

to open their [spiritual] eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness and release from their sins and an inheritance among those who have been sanctified (set apart, made holy) by faith in Me.’

2 Corinthians 4:6

For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” is the One who has shone in our hearts to give us the Light of the knowledge of the glory and majesty of God [clearly revealed] in the face of Christ.

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a consecrated nation, a [special] people for God’s own possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Revelation 3:18

I counsel you to buy from Me gold that has been heated red hot and refined by fire so that you may become truly rich; and white clothes [representing righteousness] to clothe yourself so that the shame of your nakedness will not be seen; and healing salve to put on your eyes so that you may see.

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