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16 And I will lead the blind by a road they do not know;
    I will cause them to tread on paths they have not known.
I will make darkness in their presence[a] into light
    and rough places into level ground.
These are the things I will do,
    and I will not forsake them.
17 They shall turn back;
    they shall be greatly ashamed,[b]
those who trust in an image,
    who say to a cast image, “You are our gods.”

Blind and Deaf Israel

18 Deaf people, listen!
    And blind people, look to see!

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:16 Literally “before their face”
  2. Isaiah 42:17 Literally “ashamed with shame”

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!

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