Isaiah 42:16

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¹⁴ “I have kept silent from ages past; I have remained quiet and restrained. But now I will groan like a woman in labor; I will at once gasp and pant.

¹⁵ I will lay waste the mountains and hills and dry up all their vegetation. I will turn the rivers into dry land and drain the marshes.

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.

¹⁷ But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame.

¹⁸ Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
KJV: And 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.
WEB: I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
ASV: And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.
DARBY: And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not, in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
BLB: And the blind I will bring by a way they did not know; I will lead them by paths they have not known; I will turn the darkness before their faces into light, and the crooked places into level ground. These [are] the things I will do for them and I will not forsake them.

ÅB: Og jeg vil føre blinde på en vei de ikke kjenner; på stier de ikke kjenner, vil jeg la dem ferdes; jeg vil gjøre mørke steder for deres åsyn til lys og bakker til sletteland. Dette er hva jeg vil gjøre, jeg vil såvisst ikke la det være.
OTB: Jeg vil lede de blinde på veier de ikke kjenner, langs ukjente stier vil jeg føre dem. Jeg vil gjøre mørket til lys foran dem og gjøre de røffe stedene glatte. Dette er de tingene jeg vil gjøre, og jeg vil ikke forlate dem.
B1930: Og jeg vil føre blinde på en vei de ikke kjenner; på stier de ikke kjenner, vil jeg la dem ferdes; jeg vil gjøre mørke steder for deres åsyn til lys og bakker til sletteland. Dette er de ting jeg vil gjøre, jeg vil visselig ikke la det være.

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Cross references

Isaiah 30:21
And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
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Luke 3:5
Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
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Isaiah 35:8
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
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Isaiah 60:19–20
No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
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Luke 1:78–79
because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
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Isaiah 40:4
Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
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Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
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Isaiah 32:3
Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
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