Isaiah 42:16
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16 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.
Isaiah 30:21
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21 Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,
“This is the way, walk in it,”
Whenever you (A)turn to the right hand
Or whenever you turn to the left.
Luke 3:5
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5 Every valley shall be filled
And every mountain and hill brought low;
The crooked places shall be made straight
And the rough ways smooth;
Isaiah 35:8
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8 A (A)highway shall be there, and a road,
And it shall be called the Highway of Holiness.
(B)The unclean shall not pass over it,
But it shall be for others.
Whoever walks the road, although a fool,
Shall not go astray.
Isaiah 60:19-20
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God the Glory of His People
19 “The (A)sun shall no longer be your light by day,
Nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you;
But the Lord will be to you an everlasting light,
And (B)your God your glory.
20 (C)Your sun shall no longer go down,
Nor shall your moon withdraw itself;
For the Lord will be your everlasting light,
And the days of your mourning shall be ended.
Isaiah 40:4
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4 Every valley shall be exalted
And every mountain and hill brought low;
(A)The crooked places shall be made [a]straight
And the rough places smooth;
Footnotes
- Isaiah 40:4 Or a plain
Luke 1:78-79
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78 Through the tender mercy of our God,
With which the [a]Dayspring from on high [b]has visited us;
79 (A)To give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death,
To (B)guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Ephesians 5:8
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Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are (A)light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
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Isaiah 32:3
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3 (A)The eyes of those who see will not be dim,
And the ears of those who hear will listen.
Jeremiah 32:39-41
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39 then I will (A)give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for the good of them and their children after them. 40 And (B)I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from doing them good; but (C)I will put My fear in their hearts so that they will not depart from Me. 41 Yes, (D)I will rejoice over them to do them good, and (E)I will [a]assuredly plant them in this land, with all My heart and with all My soul.’
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- Jeremiah 32:41 truly
Hebrews 13:5
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5 Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, (A)“I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
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Jeremiah 31:8-9
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8 Behold, I will bring them (A)from the north country,
And (B)gather them from the ends of the earth,
Among them the blind and the lame,
The woman with child
And the one who labors with child, together;
A great throng shall return there.
9 (C)They shall come with weeping,
And with supplications I will lead them.
I will cause them to walk (D)by the rivers of waters,
In a straight way in which they shall not stumble;
For I am a Father to Israel,
And Ephraim is My (E)firstborn.
Isaiah 29:18
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18 (A)In that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book,
And the eyes of the blind shall see out of obscurity and out of darkness.
Psalm 94:14
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14 For the Lord will not [a]cast off His people,
Nor will He forsake His inheritance.
Footnotes
- Psalm 94:14 abandon
Romans 5:8-10
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8 But (A)God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Much more then, having now been justified (B)by His blood, we shall be saved (C)from wrath through Him. 10 For (D)if when we were enemies (E)we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved (F)by His life.
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Isaiah 48:17
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17 Thus says (A)the Lord, your Redeemer,
The Holy One of Israel:
“I am the Lord your God,
Who teaches you to profit,
(B)Who leads you by the way you should go.
Isaiah 45:2
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2 ‘I will go before you
(A)And[a] make the [b]crooked places straight;
(B)I will break in pieces the gates of bronze
And cut the bars of iron.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 45:2 Tg. I will trample down the walls; Vg. I will humble the great ones of the earth
- Isaiah 45:2 DSS, LXX mountains
1 Peter 1:3-5
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A Heavenly Inheritance
3 (A)Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who (B)according to His abundant mercy (C)has begotten us again to a living hope (D)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance [a]incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, (E)reserved in heaven for you, 5 (F)who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
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- 1 Peter 1:4 imperishable
Hosea 2:14
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God’s Mercy on His People
14 “Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
Will bring her into the wilderness,
And speak [a]comfort to her.
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:14 Lit. to her heart
Hosea 2:6
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6 “Therefore, behold,
(A)I will hedge up your way with thorns,
And [a]wall her in,
So that she cannot find her paths.
Footnotes
- Hosea 2:6 Lit. wall up her wall
Isaiah 60:1-2
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The Gentiles Bless Zion
60 Arise, (A)shine;
For your light has come!
And (B)the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
Isaiah 35:5
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Romans 8:29-31
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29 For whom (A)He foreknew, (B)He also predestined (C)to be conformed to the image of His Son, (D)that He might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom He predestined, these He also (E)called; whom He called, these He also (F)justified; and whom He justified, these He also (G)glorified.
God’s Everlasting Love
31 What then shall we say to these things? (H)If God is for us, who can be against us?
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Isaiah 29:24
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24 These also (A)who erred in spirit will come to understanding,
And those who complained will learn doctrine.”
Joshua 3:4
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4 (A)Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.”
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