Isaiah 42:18

Isaiah · Old Testament · Chapter 42

“Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.”Isaiah 42:18

What Does Isaiah 42:18 Mean?

Isaiah 42:18 is found in the book of Isaiah, chapter 42, verse 18 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (18)

These passages are connected to Isaiah 42:18 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Mark 8:18“Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?”Ezekiel 37:4“Again he said unto me, Prophesy upon these bones, and say unto them, O ye dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.”Matthew 13:13“Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.”Isaiah 43:8“Bring forth the blind people that have eyes, and the deaf that have ears.”Isaiah 44:9“They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.”2 Corinthians 3:14“But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which vail is done away in Christ.”Psalms 146:8“The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:”Proverbs 20:12“The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the LORD hath made even both of them.”Isaiah 29:18“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.”Isaiah 35:5“Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.”Mark 7:34“And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.”Exodus 4:11“And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man’s mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?”Matthew 20:30“And, behold, two blind men sitting by the way side, when they heard that Jesus passed by, cried out, saying, Have mercy on us, O Lord, thou son of David.”Mark 3:5“And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.”Luke 7:22“Then Jesus answering said unto them, Go your way, and tell John what things ye have seen and heard; how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor the gospel is preached.”John 8:27“They understood not that he spake to them of the Father.”Revelation 3:17“Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:”John 9:39“And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.”

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