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18 At that time[a] the deaf will be able to hear words read from a scroll,
and the eyes of the blind will be able to see through deep darkness.[b]
19 The downtrodden will again rejoice in the Lord;
the poor among humankind will take delight[c] in the Holy One of Israel.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 29:18 tn Or “In that day” (KJV).
  2. Isaiah 29:18 tn Heb “and out of gloom and darkness the eyes of the blind will see.”sn Perhaps this depicts the spiritual transformation of the once spiritually insensitive nation (see vv. 10-12, cf. also 6:9-10).
  3. Isaiah 29:19 tn Or “will rejoice” (NIV, NCV, NLT).
  4. Isaiah 29:19 sn See the note on the phrase “the Holy One of Israel” in 1:4.