Isaiah 42:14-16

New Catholic Bible

¹⁴ For a long time I have restrained myself;
    I have maintained my silence and held my peace.
Now I will cry out like a woman in labor,
    gasping and panting.
¹⁵ I will lay waste mountains and hills
    and dry up all their vegetation.
I will convert rivers into islands
    and dry up the pools.
¹⁶ I will lead the blind^[a]
    and guide them along paths they do not know.
I will turn darkness into light before them
    and make straight their winding roads.
These are the things I will do for them,
    and I will not forsake them.