Isaiah 42:14-17
New American Standard Bible 1995
The Blindness of the People
14 “(A)I have kept silent for a long time,
I have kept still and restrained Myself.
Now like a woman in labor I will groan,
I will both gasp and pant.
15 “I will (B)lay waste the mountains and hills
And wither all their vegetation;
I will (C)make the rivers into coastlands
And dry up the ponds.
16 “I will (D)lead the blind by a way they do not know,
In paths they do not know I will guide them.
I will (E)make darkness into light before them
And (F)rugged places into plains.
These are the things I will do,
And I will (G)not leave them undone.”
17 They will be turned back and be (H)utterly put to shame,
Who trust in [a]idols,
Who say to molten images,
“You are our gods.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:17 Or graven images
Isaiah 42:14-17
Legacy Standard Bible
Israel’s Blindness and Deafness
14 “(A)I have kept silent for a long time;
I have kept still and restrained Myself.
Now like a woman in labor I will groan;
I will both gasp and pant.
15 I will (B)lay waste the mountains and hills
And dry up all their vegetation;
I will (C)make the rivers into coastlands
And dry up the pools of waters.
16 I will (D)lead the blind by a way they do not know,
In paths they do not know I will guide them.
I will (E)make darkness into light before them
And (F)rugged places into plains.
These are the things I will do,
And I will (G)not forsake them.”
17 They will be turned back and be (H)utterly put to shame,
Who trust in graven images,
Who say to molten images,
“You are our gods.”
Isaiah 42:14-17
New American Standard Bible
The Blindness of the People
14 “(A)I have kept silent for a long time,
I have kept still and restrained Myself.
Now like a woman in labor I will groan,
I will both gasp and pant.
15 I will (B)lay waste the mountains and hills
And wither all their vegetation;
I will (C)turn the rivers into coastlands
And dry up the ponds.
16 I will (D)lead those who are blind by a way they have not known,
In paths they have not known I will guide them.
I will (E)turn darkness into light before them
And (F)uneven land into plains.
These are the things I will do,
And I will (G)not leave them undone.”
17 They will be turned back and be (H)utterly put to shame,
Who trust in [a]idols,
Who say to cast metal images,
“You are our gods.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:17 Or carved images
Isaiah 42:14-17
New International Version
14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(A)
I have been quiet and held myself back.(B)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
I cry out, I gasp and pant.(C)
15 I will lay waste(D) the mountains(E) and hills
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up(F) the pools.
16 I will lead(G) the blind(H) by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(I) before them
and make the rough places smooth.(J)
These are the things I will do;
I will not forsake(K) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(L)
will be turned back in utter shame.(M)
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