⁸ See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north
    and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth,
among them the blind and the lame,
    those with child and those in labor together;
    a great company, they shall return here.^(A)

¹⁶ I will lead the blind
    by a road they do not know;
by paths they have not known
    I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
    the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I will do,
    and I will not forsake them.^(A)

⁶ On that day, says the Lord,
    I will assemble the lame
and gather those who have been driven away
    and those whom I have afflicted.^(A)

¹¹ He will feed his flock like a shepherd;
    he will gather the lambs in his arms
and carry them in his bosom
    and gently lead the mother sheep.^(A)

²⁰ He will not break a bruised reed
    or quench a smoldering wick
until he brings justice to victory.