Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall hearken.

New American Standard Bible

Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.

King James Version

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

Holman Bible

Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.

International Standard Version

Then the eyes of those who can see won't turn away, and the ears of those who can hear will listen.

American Standard Version

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

Amplified


Then the eyes of those who see will not be blinded,
And the ears of those who hear will listen attentively.

Bible in Basic English

And the eyes of those who see will not be shut, and those who have hearing will give ear to the word.

Darby Translation

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken;

Julia Smith Translation

And the eyes of those seeing shall not be blinded, and the ears of those hearing shall attend.

King James 2000

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall listen.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And [the] eyes of those who see will not gaze, and [the] ears of those who hear will listen.

Modern King James verseion

And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The eyes of the seeing shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear, shall take diligent heed.

NET Bible

Eyes will no longer be blind and ears will be attentive.

New Heart English Bible

The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

The Emphasized Bible

And the eyes of them who are ready to see, shall not be closed, - And, the ears of them who are ready to hear, shall hearken;

Webster

And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.

World English Bible

The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

Youngs Literal Translation

And not dazzled are the eyes of beholders, And the ears of hearers do attend.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And the eyes
עין 
`ayin 
Usage: 372

ראה 
Ra'ah 
Usage: 1308

shall not be dim
שׁעה 
Sha`ah 
Usage: 15

and the ears
אזן 
'ozen 
Usage: 187

References

Hastings

Context Readings

The Kingdom Of Righteousness

2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land. 3 And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall hearken. 4 And the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

Cross References

Isaiah 29:18

And 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.

Isaiah 29:24

They also who err in spirit shall come to understanding, and those who murmur shall receive instruction.

Isaiah 30:26

Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that LORD binds up the hurt of his people, and heals the stroke of their wound.

Isaiah 35:5-6

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Isaiah 54:13

And all thy sons shall be taught of LORD, and great shall be the peace of thy sons.

Isaiah 60:1-2

Arise, shine, for thy light has come, and the glory of LORD has risen upon thee.

Jeremiah 31:34

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know LORD, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest of them, says LORD. For I will forgive their iniquity, and I will

Matthew 13:11

And having answered, he said to them, Because it has been given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of the heavens, but to those men it has not been given.

Mark 7:37

And they were exceedingly astonished, saying, He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf to hear, and the mute to speak.

Mark 8:22-25

And he comes to Bethsaida, and they bring a blind man to him, and call for him so that he might touch him.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes to turn about from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, for them to receive remission of sins and a lot among those who have been sanctified by faith in me.

2 Corinthians 4:6

Because it is God who said, Out of darkness light is to shine, who shone in our hearts for an enlightenment of the knowledge of the glory of God in the presence of Jesus Christ.

1 John 2:20-21

And ye have an anointing from the Holy, and ye know all the things.

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