Isaiah 42:16
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.
Isaiah 42:16 in other translations
| 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. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | 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 are the things I have done to them, And I have not forsaken 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. |
| BBE | And I will take the blind by a way of which they had no knowledge, guiding them by roads strange to them: I will make the dark places light before them, and the rough places level. These things will I do and will not give them up. |
| Webster | 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 for them, and not forsake them. |
What does Isaiah 42:16 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 42:13-16
13-16. Jehovah will no longer restrain His wrath: He will go forth as a mighty warrior (Ex 15:3) to destroy His people's and His enemies, and to deliver Israel (compare Psa 45:3). stir up jealousy--rouse His indignation. roar--image from the battle cry of a warrior.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 42:13-17
The Lord will appear in his power and glory. He shall cry, in the preaching of his word. He shall cry aloud in the gospel woes, which must be preached with gospel blessings, to awaken a sleeping world. He shall conquer by the power of his Spirit. And those that contradict and blaspheme his gospel, he shall put to silence and shame; and that which hinders its progress shall be taken out of the way. To those who by…
Isaiah 42:16 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 42:16
- Isaiah 30:21
And 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.
- Luke 3:5
Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;
- Isaiah 35:8
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.
- Isaiah 60:19-20
The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory. Thy sun shall no more go down; neither shall thy moon withdraw itself: for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended.
- Luke 1:78-79
Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
- Isaiah 40:4
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain:
- Ephesians 5:8
For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light:
- Isaiah 32:3
And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
- Jeremiah 32:39-41
And I will give them one heart, and one way, that they may fear me for ever, for the good of them, and of their children after them: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.
- Hebrews 13:5
Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
- Psalms 94:14
For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
- Isaiah 45:2
I will go before thee, and make the crooked places straight: I will break in pieces the gates of brass, and cut in sunder the bars of iron:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
29:18,24; 30:21; 32:3; 35:5,8; 48:17; 54:13; 60:1,2,19,20
Jer 31:8,9; Ho 2:14; Lu 1:78,79; Eph 5:8
lead.
41:3; Jos 3:4; Ho 2:6
crooked.
40:4; 45:2; Ec 1:15; 7:13; Lu 3:5
straight. Heb. into straightness. and not.
Ps 94:14; Jer 32:39-41; Eze 14:23; Ro 5:8-10; 8:29-31; 2Th 2:13,14
1Pe 1:3-5; Heb 13:5
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Context
- Isaiah 42:15
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.
- Isaiah 42:16
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.
- Isaiah 42:17
They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
Isaiah 42:16 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y guiaré los ciegos por camino que no sabían, haréles pisar por las sendas que no habían conocido; delante de ellos tornaré las tinieblas en luz, y los rodeos en llanura. Estas cosas les haré, y no los desampararé. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et je ferai marcher les aveugles par un chemin qu’ils n’ont pas connu, par des sentiers qu’ils n’ont pas connus je les conduirai. Je changerai les ténèbres en lumière devant eux, et les chemins tortueux en ce qui est droit. Je leur ferai ces choses, et je ne les abandonnerai pas. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und ich will die Blinden auf einem Wege führen, den sie nicht kennen; auf Steigen, die sie nicht kennen, will ich sie schreiten lassen; die Finsternis vor ihnen will ich zum Lichte machen, und das Höckerichte zur Ebene. Das sind die Dinge, die ich tun und nicht unterlassen werde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ducam cæcos in viam quam nesciunt, et in semitis quas ignoraverunt ambulare eos faciam; ponam tenebras coram eis in lucem, et prava in recta; hæc verba feci eis, et non dereliqui eos. |