Isaiah 29:18
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.
Cross-reference
Isaiah 29:10-12 describes a sealed book and spiritual blindness — the very condition that verse 18 reverses when the deaf hear and blind see.
Isaiah 29:24 describes those who go astray coming to understanding — a parallel promise of spiritual restoration to the healing of deaf and blind in verse 18.
In Isaiah 29:12, the scroll cannot be read because of illiteracy—this verse says the deaf will hear and blind see the scroll's words, directly contrasting the inability.
Isaiah 35:5 restates this promise: the blind see and the deaf hear, reinforcing the same hope of restoration.
Isaiah 42:16-18 expands this theme: God leads the blind and calls the deaf to hear, emphasizing divine guidance.
In Isaiah 32:3, eyes that see won't be closed and ears will listen—this is a very similar promise of restored perception in the messianic age.
In Isaiah 42:7, the Servant opens blind eyes and frees prisoners—this directly parallels the healing of blindness in the same prophetic context.
In Isaiah 42:18, the call for the deaf to hear and blind to see matches the promise here that they will hear and see in that day.
Matthew 11:5 lists the blind seeing and deaf hearing as signs of Jesus' ministry, directly fulfilling this prophecy.
Acts 26:18 describes Paul's mission to open eyes and turn from darkness to light, applying the prophecy of blind seeing spiritually.
Luke 7:22 lists the deaf hearing and blind seeing as evidence Jesus is the Messiah, directly echoing Isaiah 29:18.
Mark 7:37 records Jesus healing the deaf, directly fulfilling the prophecy that the deaf will hear in that day.
Matthew 13:14-16 contrasts those hardened with disciples whose eyes and ears are blessed, echoing the reversal here.
Deuteronomy 29:4 contrasts this: Israel lacked ears to hear and eyes to see, highlighting the reversal in Isaiah's prophecy.
Matthew 12:22 shows Jesus healing a blind demon-possessed man, directly fulfilling Isaiah's promise that the blind would see.
Matthew 20:30 records two blind men calling to Jesus; their healing fulfills Isaiah's prophecy that blind eyes would open.
Mark 8:24 describes Jesus healing a blind man, echoing Isaiah's promise that the blind would see.
Mark 10:52 recounts Bartimaeus receiving sight, a direct fulfillment of Isaiah's prophecy about blind eyes opening.
Luke 18:43 shows the blind beggar receiving sight, fulfilling Isaiah's promise that the blind would see.
Luke 24:45 has Jesus opening minds to understand Scripture, a spiritual fulfillment of Isaiah's promise that the blind would see.
John 9:7 records Jesus healing a man born blind, directly fulfilling Isaiah's prophecy that blind eyes would open.
1 Peter 2:9 describes being called out of darkness into light, a spiritual fulfillment of the blind seeing promised in Isa 29:18.
2 Corinthians 4:2-6 contrasts blinding by Satan with the light of the gospel, mirroring Isa 29:18's movement from darkness to sight.
2 Corinthians 3:14-18 speaks of removing a veil to see God's glory, echoing the removal of spiritual blindness from Isa 29:18.
Ephesians 1:18 prays for enlightened heart-eyes, directly applying Isaiah's promise of blind seeing to spiritual understanding in the New Covenant.
Jeremiah 31:33 promises God's law written on hearts, a similar new-covenant transformation of hearing God's word.
Luke 4:18 quotes Isaiah 61:1-2, another prophecy of sight to the blind, reinforcing the messianic theme of healing blindness.
2 Corinthians 3:16 describes the removal of the veil when turning to the Lord, echoing Isaiah's promise that the deaf will hear and blind see — spiritual sight through Christ.
Jeremiah 31:34 foretells universal knowledge of God, mirroring the eschatological healing of deafness and blindness.
Ephesians 1:17-19 prays for enlightened hearts, paralleling the promise that blind eyes will see in Isa 29:18.
Psalm 119:18 prays for opened eyes to see God's law, paralleling the deaf hearing the scroll in this verse.