Isaiah 42:7

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

To open {H6491} the blind {H5787} eyes {H5869}, to bring out {H3318} the prisoners {H616} from the prison {H4525}, and them that sit {H3427} in darkness {H2822} out of the prison {H3608} house {H1004}.

so that you can open blind eyes, free the prisoners from confinement, those living in darkness from the dungeon.

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

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

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Cross-References

  • Isaiah 61:1 (14 votes)

    ¶ The Spirit of the Lord GOD [is] upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to [them that are] bound;

  • Isaiah 49:9 (12 votes)

    That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that [are] in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures [shall be] in all high places.

  • Isaiah 35:5 (12 votes)

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

  • 2 Timothy 2:26 (10 votes)

    And [that] they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

  • Ephesians 1:17 (10 votes)

    That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

  • Ephesians 1:18 (10 votes)

    The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  • Matthew 11:5 (8 votes)

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