“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.”
The return to Israel-specific promise—'I will lead the blind by a road they do not know, by paths they have not traveled I will guide them'—returns focus to the exiled people. The image of blind wanderers guided on unknown roads becomes a metaphor for Israel's situation: they cannot see the way home, but God will lead them. The specificity of 'blind' and 'unknown paths' acknowledges Israel's disorientation and need for divine direction. This verse transforms the cosmic assertions of the previous verses into personal comfort for the exiled community.
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