¹⁸ On that day the deaf will hear^(A)
the words of a document,
and out of a deep darkness
the eyes of the blind will see.

³ Then the eyes of those who see will not be closed,
and the ears of those who hear will listen.^(A)
4 The reckless mind will gain knowledge,
and the stammering tongue^(B) will speak clearly and fluently.

⁷ in order to open blind eyes,^(A)
to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,^(B)
and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

¹⁶ I will lead the blind by a way they did not know;^(A)
I will guide them on paths they have not known.
I will turn darkness to light in front of them^(B)
and rough places into level ground.^(C)
This is what I will do for them,
and I will not forsake them.^(D)

¹⁸ “Listen, you deaf!
Look, you blind, so that you may see.^(A)

⁴ The Lord God has given Me
the tongue of those who are instructed^(A)
to know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me each morning;
He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.^(B)