[42:14] God says, “For a long time I kept silent; I did not answer my people. But now the time to act has come; I cry out like a woman in labor.
[42:15] I will destroy the hills and mountains and dry up the grass and trees. I will turn the river valleys into deserts and dry up the pools of water.
[42:16] “I will lead my blind people by roads they have never traveled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them. These are my promises, and I will keep them without fail.
[42:17] All who trust in idols, who call images their gods, will be humiliated and disgraced.”