Isaiah 42:16

And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not, in paths that they knew not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and rugged places plain. These things will I do, and I will not leave them undone.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.

17They shall be turned back, greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say unto molten images: 'Ye are our gods.'

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Cross References

Joshua 3:4Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure; come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go; for ye have not passed this way heretofore.'

Ecclesiastes 1:15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.

Isaiah 29:18And in that day shall the deaf hear the words of a book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.

Isaiah 30:21And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying: 'This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.'

Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

Isaiah 40:4Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the rugged shall be made level, and the rough places a plain;

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:14-18

Judgment and Mercy. ( b. c. 708.) 13 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. 14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. 15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools. 16 And I will bring the blind by a way that… Read the whole commentary →

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