And in that day the deaf shall hear the words of the book, and the eyes of the blind shall see out of their gloom and darkness.

Those who erred in spirit shall come to understanding, and those who murmured shall learn doctrine.

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, This is the way, walk in it, when you turn to the right hand and when you turn to the left.

And the eyes of those who see shall not be dim, and the ears of those who hear shall listen.

Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped.

And a highway shall be there, even a road; and it shall be called, The Way of Holiness. The unclean shall not pass over it. Whoever travels on it, though a fool, shall not go astray.

Thus says Jehovah, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel: I am Jehovah your God, who teaches you to profit, who leads you by the way that you should go.

And all your children shall be taught of Jehovah, and great shall be the peace of your children.

Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of Jehovah has risen upon you.

For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people; but Jehovah shall arise over you, and His glory shall be seen upon you.

The sun shall no more be your light by day; nor the brightness of the moon give light to you; but Jehovah will be to you an everlasting light, and your God your glory.

Your sun shall not go down any more, nor shall your moon withdraw itself; for Jehovah will be your everlasting light, and the days of your mourning shall be ended.

Behold, I will bring them from the land of the north and gather them from the recesses of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and she who is in labor with child, together; a great company shall return there.

They shall come with weeping, and with supplications I will lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way; they shall not stumble in it, for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is My firstborn.

Therefore, behold, I will seduce her and bring her into the wilderness, and speak to her heart.

through the tender mercy of our God, with which the Dayspring from on high has visited us;

to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light

Who pursued them and passed by in peace by the way he had not gone before by foot?

Yet there shall be a distance between you and it of about two thousand cubits by measure. Do not come near it, that you may know the way by which you must go, for you have not passed this way before.

Therefore, behold, I will hedge up your way with thorns, and I will close off her wall, so that she shall not find her paths.

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low; and the crooked places shall be made level, and the rough places a plain;

I will go before you, and make the high places level and straight. I will break in pieces the gates of bronze, and cut the iron bars in two.

What is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is lacking cannot be numbered.

Consider the work of God; for who can make straight what He has made crooked?

Every valley shall be filled and every mountain and hill made low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough ways level;

For Jehovah will not cast off His people, nor will He forsake His inheritance.

And I will give them one heart and one way, that they may fear Me forever, for their good and for the good of their children after them.

Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will truly plant them in this land, with all My heart and all My soul.

And they will comfort you when you see their ways and their doings; and you shall know that I have done nothing without cause, all that I have done in it, says the Lord Jehovah.

But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For if when we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by His life.

For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren.

What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

But we owe thanks to God always for you, brethren beloved by the Lord, because God from the beginning chose you for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

to which He called you through our gospel, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, By no means will I ever leave you nor ever forsake you.