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The eyes of those who see will not be closed;
    the ears of those who hear will be attentive.(A)
The hasty of heart shall take thought to know,
    and tongues of stutterers shall speak readily and clearly.

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Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed,(A)
    and the ears(B) of those who hear will listen.
The fearful heart will know and understand,(C)
    and the stammering tongue(D) will be fluent and clear.

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18 I will open up rivers on the bare heights,
    and fountains in the broad valleys;
I will turn the wilderness into a marshland,
    and the dry ground into springs of water.

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18 I will make rivers flow(A) on barren heights,
    and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert(B) into pools of water,(C)
    and the parched ground into springs.(D)

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19 See, I am doing something new!
    Now it springs forth, do you not perceive it?
In the wilderness I make a way,
    in the wasteland, rivers.
20 Wild beasts honor me,
    jackals and ostriches,
For I put water in the wilderness
    and rivers in the wasteland
    for my chosen people to drink,

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19 See, I am doing a new thing!(A)
    Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?
I am making a way in the wilderness(B)
    and streams in the wasteland.(C)
20 The wild animals(D) honor me,
    the jackals(E) and the owls,
because I provide water(F) in the wilderness
    and streams in the wasteland,
to give drink to my people, my chosen,

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I will pour out water upon the thirsty ground,
    streams upon the dry land;
I will pour out my spirit upon your offspring,
    my blessing upon your descendants.

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For I will pour water(A) on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;(B)
I will pour out my Spirit(C) on your offspring,
    and my blessing(D) on your descendants.(E)

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[a]the blind regain their sight, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the good news proclaimed to them.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:5–6 Jesus’ response is taken from passages of Isaiah (Is 26:19; 29:18–19; 35:5–6; 61:1) that picture the time of salvation as marked by deeds such as those that Jesus is doing. The beatitude is a warning to the Baptist not to disbelieve because his expectations have not been met.

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.