Isaiah 42:16

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

14The Lord says, ‘I have been quiet for a long time. I have held back my anger. But now I am ready to deliver! I will cry out and shout and groan, like a woman who is ready to give birth. 15I will destroy the mountains and the hills. I will cause the plants that grow on them to die. I will cause the rivers to become dry islands. I will cause the pools of water to become dry. I will lead my blind people along ways that they did not know before. I will be their guide, as they walk along paths that are new to them. I will change the dark places that are in front of them, so that they become places with light. And I will cause the rough ground to become flat. Those are the things that I will do for them. I will not leave my people alone. 17But I will push away people who trust idols to help them. Those people will become ashamed. They say to images that they have made, “You are our gods.” 18Listen to me, you deaf people! Look at this, you blind people!

Isaiah 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• And I will bringיָלַךְyâlak · to walkH3212
• the blindעִוֵּר‛ivvêr · blindH5787
• by a wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: directionH1870
• they knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• not; I will leadדָּרַךְdârak · to treadH1869
• them in pathsנְתִיבָהnâthîyb nethîybâh nethibâh · pathH5410
• I will makeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• darknessמַחְשָׁךְmachshâk · darknessH4285
• lightאוֹר'ôr · lightH216
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• them, and crooked thingsמַעֲקָשׁma‛ăqâsh · crooked placeH4625
• straightמִישׁוֹרmîyshôr mîyshôr · plainH4334
• These thingsדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• will I doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• unto them, and not forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800

Cross-references for Isaiah 42:16

• Isaiah 29:18At that time, deaf people will be able to hear when someone is reading words from a book. Blind people who have been living in a dark place will be able see what is happening.
• Isaiah 30:21You will hear his voice behind you. When you turn off the path, to the right or to the left, it will say, ‘This is the right way. Walk in it.’
• Isaiah 32:3At that time, everyone who has eyes will be able to see clearly. Everyone who has ears will be able to listen well.
• Isaiah 35:5At that time, he will open the eyes of blind people. Deaf people will hear again.
• Isaiah 48:17The Lord is your Redeemer, Israel's Holy God. He says, ‘I am the Lord your God. I teach you what will be good for you. I lead you along a good path in life.
• Isaiah 54:13I, the Lord, will teach your children, and peace will fill their lives.
• Isaiah 60:1Stand up! Shine brightly! Now your light has come! The Lord's glory has risen to shine on you.
• Jeremiah 31:8See what I will do! I will bring them back from the land in the north. Wherever they are, I will bring them back. A great crowd of my people will return. Blind people will be among them, and people who cannot walk well. There will be pregnant women and some who will very soon give birth.
• Hosea 2:14But listen! One day, I will speak kind words to her. I will lead her into the wilderness. I will tell her that I love her.
• Luke 1:78Our God will forgive us because he is very kind. He will send someone from the highest place. When this person comes, it will be like the sunrise for us.
• Ephesians 5:8Once your minds were completely in the dark. But now you belong to the Lord. As a result, you have become full of light. So now you must live as people who belong to the light.
• Isaiah 41:3That king chases quickly after them, and nothing hurts him. His feet do not seem to touch the ground!
• Joshua 3:4They will show you the way to go because you have never been here before. But do not go too near to the Covenant Box. Stay about 1,000 metres behind it.’
• Hosea 2:6So I will stop her living like that. I will put thorn bushes around her, like a wall. Then she will not be able to go anywhere that she likes.
• Isaiah 40:4Raise up every valley, and bring down every mountain and hill. The rough ground and the ground that has rocks will become flat.
• Isaiah 45:2I will go in front of you, and I will make the mountains flat. I will break bronze gates into pieces, and I will cut through iron bars.

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

Topics related to Isaiah 42:16

• Darkness
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• Regeneration
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• Ashamed
• Elect
• Isle
• Prison
• Servant
• Travailing
• Trust
• Blindness
• Crooked
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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