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Isaiah 42:16-18
New International Version
Isaiah 42:16-18
New International Version
16 I will lead(A) the blind(B) by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(C) before them
and make the rough places smooth.(D)
These are the things I will do;
I will not forsake(E) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(F)
will be turned back in utter shame.(G)
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(H)
look, you blind, and see!
Isaiah 42:16-18
King James Version
Isaiah 42:16-18
King James Version
16 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.
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
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Isaiah 42:16-18
English Standard Version
Isaiah 42:16-18
English Standard Version
16 (A)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,
(B)the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I do,
and I do not forsake them.
17 (C)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!
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