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Isaiah 42:7

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To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
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  1. Ephesians 1:17–18Rank 1 from verse 7
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    17That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him:

    18The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

  2. Isaiah 61:1Rank 2 from verse 7
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    1THE Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

  3. Isaiah 35:5Rank 3 from verse 7
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    5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

  4. Isaiah 49:9Rank 4 from verse 7
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    9That thou mayest say to the prisoners, Go forth; to them that are in darkness, Shew yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places.

  5. 2 Timothy 2:26Rank 5 from verse 7
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    26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

  6. Hebrews 2:14–15Rank 6 from verse 7
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    14Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

    15And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

  7. Matthew 11:5Rank 7 from verse 7
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    5The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

  8. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 8 from verse 7
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  9. Luke 24:45Rank 9 from verse 7
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    45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

  10. Luke 4:18–21Rank 10 from verse 7
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    18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

    19To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

    20And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

    21And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears.

  11. Isaiah 29:18Rank 11 from verse 7
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    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.

  12. John 9:39Rank 12 from verse 7
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    39¶ And Jesus said, For judgment I am come into this world, that they which see not might see; and that they which see might be made blind.

  13. Revelation 3:18Rank 13 from verse 7
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    18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

  14. Acts 26:18Rank 14 from verse 7
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    18To 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.

  15. Psalms 146:7–8Rank 15 from verse 7
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    7Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

    8The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind: the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down: the Lord loveth the righteous:

  16. Zechariah 9:11–12Rank 16 from verse 7
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    11As for thee also, by the blood of thy covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water.

    12¶ Turn you to the strong hold, ye prisoners of hope: even to day do I declare that I will render double unto thee;

  17. Isaiah 9:2Rank 17 from verse 7
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    2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.

  18. 2 Corinthians 4:6Rank 18 from verse 7
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    6For 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.

  19. Isaiah 42:16Rank 19 from verse 7
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    16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

  20. Isaiah 42:22Rank 20 from verse 7
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    22But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore.

  21. Psalms 107:10–16Rank 21 from verse 7
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    10Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

    11Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

    12Therefore he brought down their heart with labour; they fell down, and there was none to help.

    13Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he saved them out of their distresses.

    14He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, and brake their bands in sunder.

    15Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

    16For he hath broken the gates of brass, and cut the bars of iron in sunder.

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Isaiah 42:7

COMBINED MEANING

open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

blind

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Sense 1: Unable to see with the eyes, or unable or unwilling to perceive, understand, or judge. Sense 2: A person or persons unable to see, as in ‘the blind’. Sense 3: To make unable to see or judge, or to obscure or hinder sight or judgment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

darkness

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Sense 1: Absence of light. Sense 2: Obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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42:5¶ Thus saith God the Lord, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

42:6I the Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

42:7To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

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42:8I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

42:9Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.

42:10Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.

42:11Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.

42:12Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.

42:13The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.

42:14I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.

42:15I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.

42:16And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.

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