Isaiah 42:16

¹⁶וְהוֹלַכְתִּי עִוְרִים, בְּדֶרֶךְ לֹא יָדָעוּ, בִּנְתִיבוֹת לֹא־יָדְעוּ אַדְרִיכֵם; אָשִׂים מַחְשָׁךְ לִפְנֵיהֶם לָאוֹר, וּמַעֲקַשִּׁים לְמִישׁוֹר, אֵלֶּה הַדְּבָרִים, עֲשִׂיתִם וְלֹא עֲזַבְתִּים׃i

Isaiah 42 opens the second major section of Isaiah’s prophecy, introducing the Servant of the Lord—a figure who will bring justice to the nations not through force but through gentle faithfulness. The chapter contrasts this Servant with Israel, who failed in their calling, and with