Isaiah 42:13-17

English Standard Version

¹³^(A)The Lord goes out like a mighty man,
like a man of war ^(B)he stirs up his zeal;
he cries out, ^(C)he shouts aloud,
he shows himself mighty against his foes.

¹⁴For a long time I have held my peace;
    I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out ^(D)like a woman in labor;
    I will gasp and pant.
¹⁵^(E)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^(F)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,
    ^(G)the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
    and I do not forsake them.
¹⁷^(H)They are turned back and utterly put to shame,
    who trust in carved idols,
who say to metal images,
    “You are our gods.”