Isaiah 42:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And I have caused the blind to go, In a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I cause them to tread, I make a dark place before them become light, And unlevelled places become a plain, These <FI>are<Fi> the things I have done to them, And I have not forsaken them.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Isaiah 42:16 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Joshua 3:4But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”
- Psalms 94:14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
- Ecclesiastes 1:15What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
- Ecclesiastes 7:13Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?
- Isaiah 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
- Isaiah 29:24Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
- Isaiah 30:21And 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.”
- Isaiah 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- Isaiah 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
- Isaiah 35:8And 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.
- Isaiah 40:4Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
- Isaiah 41:3He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
- Isaiah 45:2“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
- Isaiah 48:17Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
- Isaiah 54:13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
- Isaiah 60:1Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
- Isaiah 60:19No 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.
- Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
- Jeremiah 31:9They will come with weeping, and by their supplication I will lead them; I will make them walk beside streams of waters, on a level path where they will not stumble. For I am Israel’s Father, and Ephraim is My firstborn.”
- Jeremiah 32:39I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
- Ezekiel 14:23They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- Hosea 2:6Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.
- Hosea 2:14“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
- Luke 1:78because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
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