Isaiah 42:16

God promises to lead the blind along unfamiliar paths, turning darkness to light and rough places smooth, and pledges not to forsake them. It assures the helpless that God Himself guides and never abandons His own.

Cross-references · 30

• Isa 30:21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
• Luke 3:5Every valley shall be filled in, and every mountain and hill made low. The crooked ways shall be made straight, and the rough ways smooth.
• Isa 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
• Isa 60:19–20No longer will the sun be your light by day, nor the brightness of the moon shine on your night; for the LORD will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your splendor.
• Luke 1:78–79because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the Dawn will visit us from on high,
• Isa 40:4Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill made low; the uneven ground will become smooth, and the rugged land a plain.
• Eph 5:8For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,
• Isa 32:3Then the eyes of those who see will no longer be closed, and the ears of those who hear will listen.
• Jer 32:39–41I will give them one heart and one way, so that they will always fear Me for their own good and for the good of their children after them.
• Ps 94:14For the LORD will not forsake His people; He will never abandon His heritage.
• Heb 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
• Isa 48:17Thus says the LORD your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you for your benefit, who directs you in the way you should go.
• Isa 29:18On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
• Isa 45:2“I will go before you and level the mountains; I will break down the gates of bronze and cut through the bars of iron.
• Jer 31:8–9Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, including the blind and the lame, expectant mothers and women in labor. They will return as a great assembly!
• Isa 35:5Then the eyes of the blind will be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
• Rom 5:8–10But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
• 1 Pet 1:3–5Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
• Isa 29:24Then the wayward in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will accept instruction.”
• Hos 2:14“Therefore, behold, I will allure her and lead her to the wilderness, and speak to her tenderly.
• Isa 60:1–2Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.
• Hos 2:6Therefore, behold, I will hedge up her path with thorns; I will enclose her with a wall, so she cannot find her way.
• Josh 3:4But keep a distance of about two thousand cubits between yourselves and the ark. Do not go near it, so that you can see the way to go, since you have never traveled this way before.”
• Rom 8:29–31For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.
• 2 Th 2:13–14But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
• Eccl 7:13Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?
• Eccl 1:15What is crooked cannot be straightened, and what is lacking cannot be counted.
• Isa 54:13Then all your sons will be taught by the LORD, and great will be their prosperity.
• Ezek 14:23They will bring you consolation when you see their conduct and actions, and you will know that it was not without cause that I have done all these things within it,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
• Isa 41:3He pursues them, going on safely, hardly touching the path with his feet.

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