Berean Standard Bible
Isaiah 42:16
16I 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.
Isaiah 42:16 in other versions
- King James Version (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.
- New International Version (NIV)I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And I will lead the blind in a way that they do not know, in paths that they have not known I will guide them. I will turn the darkness before them into light, the rough places into level ground. These are the things I do, and I do not forsake them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will bring the blind by a way they did not know; I will lead them in paths they have not known. I will make darkness light before them, And crooked places straight. These things I will do for them, And not forsake them.
Context of Isaiah 42:16
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. 15I 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. 17But those who trust in idols and say to molten images, ‘You are our gods!’ will be turned back in utter shame. 18Listen, you deaf ones; look, you blind ones, that you may see!
Read all of Isaiah 42Isaiah 42:16 word by word
וְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣י עִוְרִ֗ים בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ לֹ֣א יָדָ֔עוּ בִּנְתִיב֥וֹת לֹֽא־יָדְע֖וּ אַדְרִיכֵ֑ם אָשִׂים֩ מַחְשָׁ֨ךְ לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם לָא֗וֹר וּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙ לְמִישׁ֔וֹר אֵ֚לֶּה הַדְּבָרִ֔ים עֲשִׂיתִ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עֲזַבְתִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
- I will leadהָלַךְhâlak · to go: takeH1980
- the blindעִוֵּר‛ivvêr · blindH5787
- by a wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
- they did notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
- knowיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- I will guide themדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
- pathsנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410
- I will turnשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
- darknessמַחְשָׁךְmachshâk · darknessH4285
- into lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
- before themפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- and rough placesמַעֲקָשׁma‛ăqâsh · crooked placeH4625
- into level groundמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
- Theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
- I will do for themעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- forsake themעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
Cross-references for Isaiah 42:16
- 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 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 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.
- 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!
- 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,
- Ephesians 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Isaiah 41:3He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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 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.
Commentaries on Isaiah 42:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16In paths - The Septuagint, Syriac, Vulgate, and nine MSS., (two ancient), read ובנתיבות ubenotiboth . Will I do unto them - עשיתם asitem . This word, so written as it is in the text, means "thou wilt do, "in the second person. The Masoretes have indeed pointed it for the first person; but the י yod in the last syllable is absolutely necessary to distinguish the first person; and so it is written in forty MSS., עשיתים asithim . Jarchi, Kimchi, Sal. ben…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16And I will lead the blind - Having said in the previous verses what he would do to his enemies, God now speaks of his people. He would conduct them to their own land, as a blind people that needed a guide, and would remove whatever obstacle there was in their way. By the blind‘ here, he refers doubtless to his own people. The term is applied originally to his people in captivity, as being ignorant, after their seventy years‘ exile, of the way of return to…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-17Verses 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 nature were blind, God will…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 13-1613-16. 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.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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