# were extremely astonished
"were utterly amazed" or "were exceedingly astonished" or "were astonished beyond all measure"
# the deaf hear and the mute speak
These refer to people. Alternate translation: "the deaf people hear and the mute people speak" or "people who cannot hear, hear, and people who cannot speak, speak" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])