1 Behold , my servant עַבְדִּי֙ 'av.Di H5650 , whom I uphold ; my chosen , in whom my soul H5315 delighteth: I have put נָתַ֤תִּי na.Ta.ti H5414 my Spirit רוּחִי֙ ru.Chi H7307 upon him ; he will bring יוֹצִֽיא׃ yo.Tzi' H3318 forth H3318 justice מִשְׁפָּ֖ט mish.Pat H4941 to the Gentiles . 2 He will not cry יִצְעַ֖ק yitz.'Ak H6817 , nor lift יִשָּׂ֑א yi.Sa' H5375 up his voice קוֹלֽוֹ׃ ko.Lo H6963 , nor cause it to be heard H8085 in the street בַּח֖וּץ ba.Chutz H2351 . 3 A bruised reed קָנֶ֤ה ka.Neh H7070 will he not break יִשְׁבּ֔וֹר yish.Bor H7665 , and a dimly burning wick וּפִשְׁתָּ֥ה u.fish.Tah H6594 will he not quench H3518 : he will bring יוֹצִ֥יא yo.Tzi' H3318 forth H3318 justice מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ mish.Pat H4941 in truth H571 . 4 He will not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set H7760 justice מִשְׁפָּ֑ט mish.Pat H4941 in the earth בָּאָ֖רֶץ ba.'A.retz H776 ; and the isles shall wait יְיַחֵֽילוּ׃ פ ye.ya.Chei.lu H3176 for his law H8451 . 5 Thus כֹּֽה־ koh- H3541 saith God הָאֵ֣ל׀ ha.'El H410 Jehovah , he that created H1254 the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ ha.sha.Ma.yim H8064 , and stretched וְנ֣וֹטֵיהֶ֔ם ve.No.tei.Hem H5186 them forth ; he that spread H5186 abroad the earth הָאָ֖רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 and that which cometh out of it ; he that giveth breath H7307 unto the people לָעָ֣ם la.'Am H5971 upon it , and spirit וְר֖וּחַ ve.Ru.ach H7307 to them that walk לַהֹלְכִ֥ים la.ho.le.Khim H1980 therein: 6 I , Jehovah , have called קְרָאתִ֥יךָֽ ke.ra.Ti.cha H7121 thee in righteousness בְצֶ֖דֶק ve.Tze.dek H6664 , and will hold וְאַחְזֵ֣ק ve.'ach.Zek H2388 thy hand בְּיָדֶ֑ךָ be.ya.De.kha H3027 , and will keep H5341 thee, and give H5414 thee for a covenant לִבְרִ֥ית liv.Rit H1285 of the people עָ֖ם 'am H5971 , for a light לְא֥וֹר le.'or H216 of the Gentiles ; 7 to open לִפְקֹ֖חַ lif.Ko.ach H6491 the blind עִוְר֑וֹת iv.Rot H5787 eyes עֵינַ֣יִם 'ei.Na.yim H5869 , to bring לְהוֹצִ֤יא le.ho.Tzi' H3318 out the prisoners אַסִּ֔יר 'a.Sir H616 from the dungeon , and them that sit H3427 in darkness חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃ Cho.shekh H2822 out of the prison-house. 8 I am Jehovah , that is my name שְׁמִ֑י she.Mi H8034 ; and my glory וּכְבוֹדִי֙ u.khe.vo.Di H3519 will I not give אֶתֵּ֔ן 'e.Ten H5414 to another , neither my praise וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י u.te.hi.la.Ti H8416 unto graven images . 9 Behold , the former הָרִֽאשֹׁנ֖וֹת ha.ri.sho.Not H7223 things H7223 are come בָ֑אוּ Va.'u H935 to pass , and new וַֽחֲדָשׁוֹת֙ va.cha.da.shOt H2319 things H7223 do I declare H5046 ; before they spring תִּצְמַ֖חְנָה titz.Mach.nah H6779 forth I tell מַגִּ֔יד ma.Gid H5046 you of them . 10 Sing שִׁ֤ירוּ Shi.ru H7891 unto Jehovah a new חָדָ֔שׁ cha.Dash H2319 song שִׁ֣יר shir H7892 , and his praise תְּהִלָּת֖וֹ te.hi.la.To H8416 from the end מִקְצֵ֣ה mik.Tzeh H7097 of the earth הָאָ֑רֶץ ha.'A.retz H776 ; ye that go יוֹרְדֵ֤י yor.Dei H3381 down to the sea הַיָּם֙ hai.Yam H3220 , and all that is therein, the isles , and the inhabitants וְיֹשְׁבֵיהֶֽם׃ ve.yo.she.vei.Hem H3427 thereof. 11 Let the wilderness מִדְבָּר֙ mid.Bar H4057 and the cities וְעָרָ֔יו ve.'a.Rav H5892 thereof lift יִשְׂא֤וּ yis.'U H5375 up their voice, the villages that Kedar קֵדָ֑ר ke.Dar H6938 doth inhabit H3427 ; let the inhabitants H3427 of Sela סֶ֔לַע Se.la' H5554 sing H7442 , let them shout יָרֹ֙נּוּ֙ ya.Ro.nu H7442 from the top מֵרֹ֥אשׁ me.Rosh H7218 of the mountains הָרִ֖ים ha.Rim H2022 . 12 Let them give glory כָּב֑וֹד ka.Vod H3519 unto Jehovah , and declare יַגִּֽידוּ׃ ya.Gi.du H5046 his praise וּתְהִלָּת֖וֹ u.te.hi.la.To H8416 in the islands בָּאִיִּ֥ים ba.'i.Yim H339 . 13 Jehovah will go יֵצֵ֔א ye.Tze' H3318 forth H3318 as a mighty H1368 man כְּאִ֥ישׁ ke.'Ish H376 ; he will stir יָעִ֣יר ya.'Ir H5782 up his zeal קִנְאָ֑ה kin.'Ah H7068 like a man H376 of war מִלְחָמ֖וֹת mil.cha.Mot H4421 : he will cry H7321 , yea, he will shout H7321 aloud ; he will do mightily against his enemies אֹיְבָ֖יו 'o.ye.Vav H341 . 14 I have long מֵֽעוֹלָ֔ם me.'o.Lam H5769 time holden my peace; I have been still , and refrained myself: now will I cry out like a travailing woman; I will gasp and pant together יָֽחַד׃ Ya.chad H3162 . 15 I will lay waste mountains הָרִים֙ ha.Rim H2022 and hills וּגְבָע֔וֹת u.ge.va.'ot H1389 , and dry אוֹבִ֑ישׁ 'o.Vish H3001 up all their herbs ; and I will make וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י ve.sam.Ti H7760 the rivers נְהָרוֹת֙ ne.ha.rOt H5104 islands לָֽאִיִּ֔ים la.'i.Yim H339 , and will dry אוֹבִֽישׁ׃ 'o.Vish H3001 up the pools H98 . 16 And I will bring the blind עִוְרִ֗ים 'iv.Rim H5787 by a way בְּדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ be.De.rekh H1870 that they know H3045 not ; in paths בִּנְתִיב֥וֹת bin.ti.Vot H5410 that they know H3045 not will I lead H1869 them ; I will make אָשִׂים֩ 'a.Sim H7760 darkness light לָא֗וֹר la.'or H216 before them , and crooked places מַחְשָׁ֨ךְ mach.Shakh H4285 straight. These things הַדְּבָרִ֔ים ha.de.va.Rim H1697 will I do , and I will not forsake H5800 them . Read all of Isaiah 42 ← Isaiah 41 Isaiah 43 → Commentaries on Isaiah 42 American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain
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