11 translations · Hebrew
Isaiah 42:16
I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
Isaiah 42:16 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not; in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. These things will I do, and I will not forsake them.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And I have caused the blind to go, || In a way they have not known, || I cause them to tread in paths they have not known, || I make a dark place become light before them, || And unleveled places become a plain, || These [are] the things I have done to them, || And I have not forsaken them.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- I will lead the blind along a road they don't know; I will guide them along paths they don't know. I will turn darkness into light before them, and smooth out the rough places. This is what I'm going to do for them; I won't let them down.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And I have caused the blind to go, In a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I cause them to tread, I make a dark place before them become light, And unlevelled places become a plain, These [are] the things I have done to them, And I have not forsaken them.
- DBY Darby Translation
- And I will bring the blind by a way that they know not, in paths that they know not will I lead them; I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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 for them, and not forsake them.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And I will lead the blind into the way which they know not: and in the paths which they were ignorant of I will make them walk: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight: these things have I done to them, and have not forsaken them.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהוֹלַכְתִּ֣י | wə·hō·w·laḵ·tî | I will lead | H1980 הָלַךְ to go: went |
| עִוְרִ֗ים | ‘iw·rîm | the blind | H5787 עִוֵּר blind |
| בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ | bə·ḏe·reḵ | by a way | H1870 דֶּ֫רֶךְ way: conduct |
| לֹ֣א | lō | they did not | H3808 לֹא not |
| יָדָ֔עוּ | yā·ḏā·‘ū | know | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| בִּנְתִיב֥וֹת | bin·ṯî·ḇō·wṯ | paths | H5410 נָתִיב path |
| לֹֽא־ | lō- | on unfamiliar | H3808 לֹא not |
| יָדְע֖וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | — | H3045 יָדַע to know |
| אַדְרִיכֵ֑ם | ’aḏ·rî·ḵêm | I will guide them | H1869 דָּרַךְ to tread |
| אָשִׂים֩ | ’ā·śîm | I will turn | H7760 שׂוּם to set: make |
| מַחְשָׁ֨ךְ | maḥ·šāḵ | darkness | H4285 מַחְשָׁךְ darkness |
| לִפְנֵיהֶ֜ם | lip̄·nê·hem | before them | H6440 פָּנֶה face: before |
| לָא֗וֹר | lā·’ō·wr | into light | H216 אוֹר light |
| וּמַֽעֲקַשִּׁים֙ | ū·ma·‘ă·qaš·šîm | and rough places | H4625 מַעֲקָשׁ crooked place |
| לְמִישׁ֔וֹר | lə·mî·šō·wr | into level ground | H4334 מִישׁוֹר plain |
| אֵ֚לֶּה | ’êl·leh | These | H428 אֵ֫לֶּה these |
| הַדְּבָרִ֔ים | had·də·ḇā·rîm | things | H1697 דָּבָר word |
| עֲשִׂיתִ֖ם | ‘ă·śî·ṯim | I will do for them | H6213 עָשָׂה to make: do |
| וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | and I will not | H3808 לֹא not |
| עֲזַבְתִּֽים׃ | ‘ă·zaḇ·tîm | forsake them | H5800 עָזַב to leave: forsake |
Related verses
- Isaiah 30:21
and when you turn to the right hand, and when you turn to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way. Walk in it.”
- Luke 3:5
Every valley will be filled. Every mountain and hill will be brought low. The crooked will become straight, and the rough ways smooth.
- Isaiah 35:8
A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.
- Isaiah 60:19–20
The sun will be no more your light by day; nor will the brightness of the moon give light to you, but Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory. Your sun will not go down any more, nor will your moon withdraw itself; for Yahweh will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning will end.
- Isaiah 40:4
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low. The uneven shall be made level, and the rough places a plain.
- Luke 1:78–79
because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dawn from on high will visit us, to shine on those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death; to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
- Ephesians 5:8
For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
- Isaiah 32:3
The eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
- Jeremiah 32:39–41
I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear me forever, for their good, and the good of their children after them. I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from following them, to do them good. I will put my fear in their hearts, that they may not depart from me. Yes, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.”
- Psalm 94:14
For Yahweh won’t reject his people, neither will he forsake his inheritance.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
14 “I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.
15 I will destroy mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs. I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.
16 I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
17 “Those who trust in engraved images, who tell molten images, ‘You are our gods’ will be turned back. They will be utterly disappointed.
18 “Hear, you deaf, and look, you blind, that you may see.
Read all of Isaiah 42 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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