30 Bible Verses about Deafness

Jehovah said to him: Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes him mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, Jehovah?

God created ears. Do you think he cannot hear? He formed eyes. Do you think he cannot see?

The hearing ear and the seeing eye, Jehovah made them both.

You will be without voice or language till the day when these things happen. Your lack of faith in what I say has caused this.

Do not curse a deaf man. Do not place a stumbling block before the blind. You must deeply respect your God. I am Jehovah.

When Jesus saw the people he ordered the unclean spirit to come out of him. He commanded the spirit that caused the loss of voice and hearing to leave and never return to him.

The blind receive their sight. The lame walk! The lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear. The dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

He answered John's disciples: Go and tell John the things you have seen and heard. The blind receive their sight! The lame walk and lepers are cleansed. The deaf hear! The dead are raised up and the poor have good news preached to them.

They brought a deaf man with an impediment in his speech to him and asked him to lay his hands on him. Jesus took him aside from the crowd privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue. Looking up to heaven he sighed and said to him: Ephphatha, that is, be opened.read more.
His ears were opened. His tongue was freed and he spoke plainly. Jesus told them not to tell anyone. The more he told them not to talk the more they talked. They were beside themselves with amazement saying: He makes even the deaf hear and the dumb speak.

Those near him saw what happened and asked: Lord shall we strike them with a sword? One of them struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. Jesus said: Do not do any more of this. Then he touched his ear and healed him.

([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah, I call to you. O my rock, do not turn a deaf ear to me. If you remain silent, I will be like those who go down to the pit (grave).

But I am like some one deaf and speechless.

To whom can I speak and give warning that they may hear? Their ears are closed and they cannot listen. Behold, the word of Jehovah has become a reproach to them. They have no delight in it.

Is anyone more blind than my servant or more deaf than the messenger I send? Israel, you have seen so much, but what has it meant to you? You have ears to hear with, but what have you really heard?

The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might! They will cover their mouth with their hand and their ears will be deaf.

They refused to pay heed, turned a stubborn shoulder (resisted), and stopped their ears, that they might not hear.

The heart of this people is callous and dull. Their ears are plugged. They cannot hear. They closed their eyes and cannot see. They cannot see nor hear nor understand with their heart. They should turn around and I would heal them.'

He continued: He who has ears to hear let him hear. When he was alone his followers including the twelve asked about the illustrations. He told them: The secret of the kingdom of God is given to you. Illustrations are spoken to outsiders.read more.
So that seeing they may see and not perceive. And hearing they may hear and not understand. Otherwise they might repent and be forgiven.

He said: You are meant to know the secrets of the kingdom of God. I speak to the rest in illustrations, that seeing they may not see and hearing they may not understand.

He said, Go and say to this people, 'You will listen and listen, but not understand. You will look and look, but not see. These people have closed their mind and are hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that their eyes never see. Their ears never hear. Their minds never understand. They never turn to me for healing.'

They will turn their ears away from the truth, and turn aside to myths (fiction).

You will serve gods that are the work of men's hands. Made of wood and stone. They cannot see, hear, eat or smell.

They have ears, but they cannot hear. They have noses, but they cannot smell.

You lifted yourself up against the Lord of heaven. They have brought the vessels of his house before you and your lords, wives and concubines. They drank wine from them. You praise the gods of silver and gold, of copper, iron, wood, and stone, which you do not see, nor hear, nor know. You have not glorified the God whose hand holds your breath and life.

The rest of the men who were not killed by these plagues did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshipping demons, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk.

The deaf will be able to hear the words of the book read to them. The blind will be freed from gloom and darkness.

Then the blind will be able to see, and the deaf will hear.

Jehovah says: Hear, you deaf people! Look closely, you who are blind!