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Isaiah 42:14-21
English Standard Version
Isaiah 42:14-21
English Standard Version
14 For a long time I have held my peace;
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out (A)like a woman in labor;
I will gasp and pant.
15 (B)I will lay waste mountains and hills,
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn the rivers into islands,[a]
and dry up the pools.
16 (C)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,
(D)the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
17 (E)They are turned back and utterly put to shame,
who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
“You are our gods.”
Israel's Failure to Hear and See
18 Hear, you deaf,
and look, you blind, that you may see!
19 Who is blind but my servant,
or deaf as my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as my dedicated one,[b]
or blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 (F)He sees many things, but does not observe them;
(G)his ears are open, but he does not hear.
21 The Lord was pleased, for his righteousness' sake,
to magnify his law and make it glorious.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:15 Or into coastlands
- Isaiah 42:19 Or as the one at peace with me
Isaiah 42:14-21
New International Version
Isaiah 42:14-21
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)
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(N)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(O) but my servant,(P)
and deaf like the messenger(Q) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(R) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(S)
21 It pleased the Lord
for the sake(T) of his righteousness
to make his law(U) great and glorious.
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