Isaiah 42:14-17

New Century Version

¹⁴ The Lord says, “For a long time I have said nothing;
    I have been quiet and held myself back.
But now I will cry out
    and strain like a woman giving birth to a child.
¹⁵ I will destroy the hills and mountains
    and dry up all their plants.
I will make the rivers become dry land
    and dry up the pools of water.
¹⁶ Then I will lead the blind along a way they never knew;
    I will guide them along paths they have not known.
I will make the darkness become light for them,
    and the rough ground smooth.
These are the things I will do;
    I will not leave my people.
¹⁷ But those who trust in idols,
    who say to their statues,
‘You are our gods’
    will be rejected in disgrace.