Job 17.7:
My eye has grown dim from grief,
and all my members are like a shadow.
Psalm 6.7:
My eyes waste away because of grief;
they grow weak because of all my foes.
Psalm 38.10:
My heart throbs, my strength fails me;
as for the light of my eyes—it also has gone from me.
Psalm 69.3:
I am weary with my crying;
my throat is parched.
My eyes grow dim
with waiting for my God.
Psalm 88.9:
my eye grows dim through sorrow.
Every day I call on you, O Lord;
I spread out my hands to you.
Lamentations of Jeremiah 5.17:
Because of this our hearts are sick,
because of these things our eyes have grown dim:
Baruch 2.18:
but the person who is deeply grieved, who walks bowed and feeble, with failing eyes and famished soul, will declare your glory and righteousness, O Lord.
Ezra 9.8:
But now for a brief moment favour has been shown by the Lord our God, who has left us a remnant, and given us a stake in his holy place, in order that he may brighten our eyes and grant us a little sustenance in our slavery.
Psalm 13.3:
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God!
Give light to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
Psalm 119.82:
My eyes fail with watching for your promise;
I ask, 'When will you comfort me?’
Psalm 119.123:
My eyes fail from watching for your salvation,
and for the fulfilment of your righteous promise.
Lamentations of Jeremiah 4.17:
Our eyes failed, ever watching
vainly for help;
we were watching eagerly
for a nation that could not save.
Baruch 1.12:
The Lord will give us strength, and light to our eyes; we shall live under the protection of King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, and under the protection of his son Belshazzar, and we shall serve them for many days and find favour in their sight.
Genesis 27.1:
When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see, he called his elder son Esau and said to him, 'My son’; and he answered, 'Here I am.’
Genesis 48.10:
Now the eyes of Israel were dim with age, and he could not see well. So Joseph brought them near him; and he kissed them and embraced them.
1 Samuel 3.2:
At that time Eli, whose eyesight had begun to grow dim so that he could not see, was lying down in his room;
1 Samuel 4.15:
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old and his eyes were set, so that he could not see.
1 Kings 14.4:
Jeroboam’s wife did so; she set out and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. Now Ahijah could not see, for his eyes were dim because of his age.
Psalm 69.23:
Let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and make their loins tremble continually.
Romans 11.9-10
And David says,
'Let their table become a snare and a trap,
a stumbling-block and a retribution for them;
let their eyes be darkened so that they cannot see,
and keep their backs for ever bent.’
Psalm 6.7:
My eyes waste away because of grief;
they grow weak because of all my foes.
Ecclesiasticus 18.18:
A fool is ungracious and abusive,
and the gift of a grudging giver makes the eyes dim.
1 Samuel 14.24-29:
Now Saul committed a very rash act on that day. He had laid an oath on the troops, saying, 'Cursed be anyone who eats food before it is evening and I have been avenged on my enemies.’ So none of the troops tasted food. All the troops came upon a honeycomb; and there was honey on the ground. When the troops came upon the honeycomb, the honey was dripping out; but they did not put their hands to their mouths, for they feared the oath. But Jonathan had not heard his father charge the troops with the oath; so he extended the staff that was in his hand, and dipped the tip of it in the honeycomb, and put his hand to his mouth; and his eyes brightened. Then one of the soldiers said, 'Your father strictly charged the troops with an oath, saying, “Cursed be anyone who eats food this day.” And so the troops are faint.’ Then Jonathan said, 'My father has troubled the land; see how my eyes have brightened because I tasted a little of this honey.
Jeremiah 14.6:
The wild asses stand on the bare heights,
they pant for air like jackals;
their eyes fail
because there is no herbage.
Deuteronomy 28.65:
Among those nations you shall find no ease, no resting-place for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a languishing spirit.
Leviticus 26.16:
I in turn will do this to you: I will bring terror on you; consumption and fever that waste the eyes and cause life to pine away. You shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Psalm 19.8:
the precepts of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear,
enlightening the eyes;
Baruch 3.14:
Learn where there is wisdom,
where there is strength,
where there is understanding,
so that you may at the same time discern
where there is length of days, and life,
where there is light for the eyes, and peace.
Proverbs 15.30:
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart,
and good news refreshes the body.
Ecclesiastes 11.7:
Light is sweet, and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
Bad eyesight is on the increase. Some of this is due to aging populations. There are also indications that lack of sunlight might be responsible. But beyond those things, increasing bad eyesight may just be a sign of the times. As the current age draws to an end there is an increase in fear, wickedness, and the need for God's salvation. After reading the above verses, it's probably not surprising then that bad eyesight is also on the increase.
