13. The Lord emerges like a hero,like a warrior he inspires himself for battle;he shouts, yes, he yells,he shows his enemies his power.
14. “I have been inactive for a long time;I kept quiet and held back.Like a woman in labor I groan;I pant and gasp.
15. I will make the trees on the mountains and hills wither up;I will dry up all their vegetation.I will turn streams into islands,and dry up pools of water.
16. I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way;I will guide them down paths they have never traveled.I will turn the darkness in front of them into light,and level out the rough ground. This is what I will do for them.I will not abandon them.
17. Those who trust in idolswill turn back and be utterly humiliated,those who say to metal images, ‘You are our gods.’”
18. “Listen, you deaf ones!Take notice, you blind ones!
19. My servant is truly blind,my messenger is truly deaf.My covenant partner, the servant of the Lord, is truly blind.
20. You see many things, but don’t comprehend;their ears are open, but do not hear.”
21. The Lord wanted to exhibit his justiceby magnifying his law and displaying it.