| The Messiah would heal the deaf. | |
| OT Prophecy | NT Fulfillment |
| Isaiah 35:5b [5] Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. |
Mark 7:32–35 [32] And they bring unto him one that was deaf, and had an impediment in his speech; and they beseech him to put his hand upon him. [33] And he took him aside from the multitude, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spit, and touched his tongue; [34] And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. [35] And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain. |
| Tanakh – Neviim – Isaiah 35:5b | |
| [35:5] Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. | |
| Hebrew OT – Isaiah 35:5b | |
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[35:5] אָז תִּפָּקַחְנָה עֵינֵי עִוְרִים וְאָזְנֵי חֵרְשִׁים תִּפָּתַחְנָה |
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