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Isaiah 42:7
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KJ21
to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
ASV
to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house.
AMP
To open the eyes of the blind, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who sit in darkness from the prison.
AMPC
To open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness from the prison.
BRG
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
CSB
in order to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon, and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.
CSBA
in order to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon, and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.
CEB
to open blind eyes, to lead the prisoners from prison, and those who sit in darkness from the dungeon.
CJB
so that you can open blind eyes, free the prisoners from confinement, those living in darkness from the dungeon.
CEV
You will give sight to the blind; you will set prisoners free from dark dungeons.
DARBY
to open the blind eyes, to bring forth the prisoner from the prison, them that sit in darkness out of the house of restraint.
DRA
That thou mightest open the eyes of the blind, and bring forth the prisoner out of prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
ERV
You will make the blind able to see. You will free those who are held as captives. You will lead those who live in darkness out of their prison.
EASY
You will cause blind people to see. You will cause prisoners to be free. You will bring out into the open people who sit in dark prisons.
EHV
to open the eyes of the blind, to bring the prisoners out from the dungeon, and to bring those who sit in darkness out of prison.
ESV
to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
ESVUK
to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
EXB
You will ·help the blind to see [L open blind eyes]. You will free those who are in prison, and you will lead those who live in darkness out of their prison [35:5; 49:9; 61:1; Luke 4:18].
GNV
That thou mayest open the eyes of the blind, and bring out the prisoners from the prison: and them that sit in darkness, out of the prison house.
GW
You will give sight to the blind, bring prisoners out of prisons, and bring those who live in darkness out of dungeons.
GNT
You will open the eyes of the blind and set free those who sit in dark prisons.
HCSB
in order to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the dungeon, and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.
ICB
You will help the blind to see. You will free those who are in prison. You will lead those who live in darkness out of their prison.
ISV
to open blind eyes and to bring out those who are bound from their cells, and those sitting in darkness from prison.
JUB
that thou might open the eyes of the blind, that thou might bring out the prisoners from the prison and those that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
KJV
To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
AKJV
to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
LSB
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who inhabit darkness from the prison.
LEB
to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoner out from the dungeon, those who sit in darkness from the house of imprisonment.
TLB
You will open the eyes of the blind and release those who sit in prison darkness and despair.
MSG
God’s Message, the God who created the cosmos, stretched out the skies, laid out the earth and all that grows from it, Who breathes life into earth’s people, makes them alive with his own life: “I am God. I have called you to live right and well. I have taken responsibility for you, kept you safe. I have set you among my people to bind them to me, and provided you as a lighthouse to the nations, To make a start at bringing people into the open, into light: opening blind eyes, releasing prisoners from dungeons, emptying the dark prisons. I am God. That’s my name. I don’t franchise my glory, don’t endorse the no-god idols. Take note: The earlier predictions of judgment have been fulfilled. I’m announcing the new salvation work. Before it bursts on the scene, I’m telling you all about it.”
MEV
to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.
NOG
You will give sight to the blind, bring prisoners out of prisons, and bring those who live in darkness out of dungeons.
NABRE
To open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in darkness.
NASB
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
NASB1995
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
NCB
to open the eyes of the blind, and to lead captives out of prison, and to release from the dungeon those who live in darkness.
NCV
You will help the blind to see. You will free those who are in prison, and you will lead those who live in darkness out of their prison.
NET
to open blind eyes, to release prisoners from dungeons, those who live in darkness from prisons.
NIRV
You will open eyes that can’t see. You will set prisoners free. Those who sit in darkness will come out of their cells.
NIV
to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
NIVUK
to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.
NKJV
To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the prison, Those who sit in darkness from the prison house.
NLV
You will open blind eyes. You will bring people out of prison, out of the prison where they live in darkness.
NLT
You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.
NRSVA
to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
NRSVACE
to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
NRSVCE
to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
NRSVUE
to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
OJB
To open the einayim ivrot (blind eyes), to bring out the captives from confinement, and them that sit in choshech out of the bais keleh (dungeon, prison).
RGT
“so that you may open the eyes of the blind and bring out the prisoners from the prison, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.
RSV
to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
RSVCE
to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness.
TLV
by opening blind eyes, bringing prisoners out of the dungeon, and those sitting in darkness out of the prison house.
VOICE
You will open blind eyes so they will see again. You will lead prisoners, blinking, out from caverns of captivity, from cells pitch black with despair.
WEB
to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.
WYC
That thou shouldest open the eyes of blind men; that thou shouldest lead out of enclosing together a bound man, (and) from the house of prison men sitting in darknesses. (So that thou shouldest open the eyes of the blind; and that thou shouldest lead out the bound, or the prisoners, from being enclosed, yea, those sitting in darkness, from out of the prison house.)
YLT
To open the eyes of the blind, To bring forth from prison the bound one, From the house of restraint those sitting in darkness.
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