Then the lame will leap like a deer,(A)
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,(B)
for water will gush in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;(C)

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Then will the lame(A) leap like a deer,(B)
    and the mute tongue(C) shout for joy.(D)
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
    and streams(E) in the desert.

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in order to open blind eyes,(A)
to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,(B)
and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

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to open eyes that are blind,(A)
    to free(B) captives from prison(C)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(D)

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16 I will lead the blind by a way they did not know;(A)
I will guide them on paths they have not known.
I will turn darkness to light in front of them(B)
and rough places into level ground.(C)
This is what I will do for them,
and I will not abandon them.(D)

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16 I will lead(A) the blind(B) by ways they have not known,
    along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(C) before them
    and make the rough places smooth.(D)
These are the things I will do;
    I will not forsake(E) them.

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The blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor are told the good news,(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 11:5 Gk lepros; a term for various skin diseases; see Lv 13–14

The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy[a] are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:5 The Greek word traditionally translated leprosy was used for various diseases affecting the skin.