Isaiah 35:5-6 NLT,NIV,ESV

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 35:5

Isa 35:5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. Ver. 5. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened. ] This was fulfilled corporally in cures wrought by Christ, Matthew 9:27 ; Mat 11:5 and spiritually in the preaching of the gospel by the efficacy of his Spirit. Acts 26:18 ; Act 16:14 Apollonius Tyanaeus could never do such miracles, nor any other. This showeth that Jesus of Nazareth was the true Messiah. read more

John Trapp

John Trapp Complete Commentary - Isaiah 35:6

Isa 35:6 Then shall the lame [man] leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert. Ver. 6. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart. ] As that impotent man did, Act 3:8 and those Loripedes Heb 12:13 And the tongue of the dumb sing. ] As good old Zacharias did, Luk 1:64 not so much for his speech restored, or his son received, as for his Saviour now at hand; and as did those that sang, "He hath done all things well; he... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 35:5

the eyes: Isaiah 29:18, Isaiah 32:3, Isaiah 32:4, Isaiah 42:6, Isaiah 42:7, Isaiah 42:16, Isaiah 43:8, Psalms 146:8, Matthew 9:27-Amos :, Matthew 11:3-Deuteronomy :, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 20:30-Nahum :, Matthew 21:14, Mark 8:22-Lamentations :, Luke 4:18, John 9:1-Judges :, John 9:39, John 11:37, Acts 9:17, Acts 9:18, Acts 26:18, Ephesians 1:17, Ephesians 1:18, Ephesians 5:14 the ears: Isaiah 48:8, Exodus 4:11, Job 33:16, Proverbs 20:12, Jeremiah 6:10, Mark 7:32-Haggai :, Mark 9:25, Mark... read more

Samuel Bagster

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Isaiah 35:6

shall the lame: Matthew 11:5, Matthew 15:30, Matthew 15:31, Matthew 21:14, John 5:8, John 5:9, Acts 3:2, Acts 3:6-Ruth :, Acts 8:7, Acts 14:8-2 Samuel : the tongue: Isaiah 32:4, Psalms 51:15, Matthew 9:32, Matthew 9:33, Matthew 12:22, Matthew 15:30, Mark 7:32-Haggai :, Mark 9:17-Lamentations :, Luke 1:64, Luke 11:14, Colossians 3:16 for: Isaiah 41:17, Isaiah 41:18, Isaiah 43:19, Isaiah 43:20, Isaiah 48:21, Isaiah 49:10, Isaiah 49:11, Exodus 17:6, Numbers 20:11, Nehemiah 9:15, Psalms 46:4,... read more

John Wesley

Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Isaiah 35:5

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.Then — The poor Gentiles, who before were blind and deaf, shall now have the eyes and ears of their minds opened to see God's works, and to hear and receive his word. read more

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 35:5-6

5, 6. Then In that glorious future time. Lame… dumb The physical imperfections in these verses are also images of moral disease and infirmity, which in the coming Messianic days are to be removed, as indeed they were removed in Christ’s earthly mission, and as they have been and ever will be in these ends of the world. All nature around us, animate and inanimate, yearns for the deliverance of the sons of God. Romans 8:19-23. read more