Isaiah 32:3

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְלֹ֥א תִשְׁעֶ֖ינָה עֵינֵ֣י רֹאִ֑ים וְאָזְנֵ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים תִּקְשַֽׁבְנָה׃

Transliteration

And-not šāʿâ ʿênê rōʾîm and-ʾoznê šōmʿîm qāšab.

Grammar Details

• *šāʿâ*: qal imperfect 3rd feminine plural - be closed, be smeared over
• *ʿênê*: feminine plural noun construct - eyes of
• *rōʾîm*: qal participle masculine plural - those who see, seers
• *ʾoznê*: feminine plural noun construct - ears of
• *šōmʿîm*: qal participle masculine plural - those who hear, hearers
• *qāšab*: hifil imperfect 3rd feminine plural - will pay attention, listen attentively

Word Meanings

• *šāʿâ*: to be closed/be sealed/be blinded/look away
• *ʿênê*: eyes of
• *rōʾîm*: those who see/seers/observers
• *ʾoznê*: ears of
• *šōmʿîm*: those who hear/listeners/hearers
• *qāšab*: to pay attention/listen attentively/give heed

Referenced Verses

• Isa 29:18 : 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.
• Isa 29:24 : 24 They also that erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and they that murmured shall learn doctrine.
• Isa 30:26 : 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 the LORD bindeth up the breach of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.
• Isa 35:5-6 : 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 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.
• Isa 54:13 : 13 And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
• Isa 60:1-2 : 1 Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee. 2 For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
• Jer 31:34 : 34 And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
• Matt 13:11 : 11 He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
• Mark 7:37 : 37 And were beyond measure astonished, saying, He hath done all things well: he maketh both the deaf to hear, and the dumb to speak.
• Mark 8:22-25 : 22 And he cometh to Bethsaida; and they bring a blind man unto him, and besought him to touch him. 23 And he took the blind man by the hand, and led him out of the town; and when he had spit on his eyes, and put his hands upon him, he asked him if he saw ought. 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
• Acts 26:18 : 18 To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me.
• 2 Cor 4:6 : 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
• 1 John 2:20-21 : 20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.