Isaiah 42

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

1“1BeholdH2005, My 2ServantH5650, whom I 3upholdH8551; My 4chosenH972 one in whom My 5soulH5315 delightsH7521. I have putH5414 My 6SpiritH7307 upon Him; He will bringH3318 forthH3318 7justiceH4941 to the 8nationsH1471.2He will not cryH6817 outH6817 norH3808 raiseH5375 His voice, NorH3808 makeH8085 His voiceH6963 heardH8085 in the streetH2351.3A bentH7533 reedH7070 He will not breakH7665 off And a dimlyH3544 burningH3544 wickH6594 He will not extinguishH3518; He will faithfullyH571 bringH3318 forthH3318 9justiceH4941.4He will not be 10disheartenedH3543 or crushedH7533 UntilH5704 He has establishedH7760 justiceH4941 on the earthH776; And the 11coastlandsH339 will waitH3176 expectantlyH3176 for His 12lawH8451.”

5ThisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 GodH410 the LordH3068 saysH559, Who 13createdH1254 the heavensH8064 and 14stretchedH5186 them outH5186, Who spreadH7554 outH7554 the 15earthH776 and its 16offspringH6631, Who 17givesH5414 breathH5397 to the peopleH5971 on it And spiritH7307 to those who walkH1980 in it:6“I am the LordH3068, I have 18calledH7121 You in righteousnessH6664, I will also 19holdH2388 You by the handH3027 and 20watchH5341 over You, And I will appointH5414 You as a 21covenantH1285 to the peopleH5971, As a 22lightH216 to the nationsH1471,7To 23openH6491 blindH5787 eyesH5869, To 24bringH3318 outH3318 prisonersH616 from the dungeonH4525 And those who dwellH3427 in darknessH2822 from the prisonH1004H3608.825I am the LordH3068, that is 26My nameH8034; I will not giveH5414 My 27gloryH3519 to anotherH312, NorH3808 My praiseH8416 to idolsH6456.9BeholdH2009, the 28formerH7223 thingsH7223 have comeH935 to passH935, Now I declareH5046 29newH2319 thingsH2319; BeforeH2962 they sproutH6779 I proclaimH8085 them to you.”

10SingH7891 to the LordH3068 a 30newH2319 songH7892, Sing His praiseH8416 from the 31endH7097 of the earthH776! 32You who goH3381 downH3381 to the seaH3220, and 33allH4393 that is inH4393 it; You 34islandsH339, and those who liveH3427 on them.11Let the 35wildernessH4057 and its citiesH5892 raiseH5375 their voices, The settlementsH2691 which 36KedarH6938 inhabitsH3427. Let the inhabitantsH3427 of 37SelaH5554 singH7442 aloudH7442, Let them shoutH6681 forH6681 joyH6681 from the topsH7218 of the 38mountainsH2022.12Let them 39giveH7760 gloryH3519 to the LordH3068 And declareH5046 His praiseH8416 in the 40coastlandsH339.1341The LordH3068 will goH3318 outH3318 like a warriorH1368, He will stirH5782 His 42zealH7068 like a manH376 of warH4421. He will shoutH7321, indeedH637, He will raiseH6873 aH6873 warH6873 cryH6873. He will 43prevailH1396 againstH5921 His enemiesH340.

The Blindness of the People

14“44I have keptH2814 silentH2814 for a longH5769 timeH5769, I have keptH2814 stillH2790 and restrainedH662 Myself. Now like a woman inH3205 laborH3205 I will groanH6463, I will bothH3162 gaspH5395 and pantH7602.15I will 45layH2717 wasteH2717 the mountainsH2022 and hillsH1389 And witherH3001 allH3605 their vegetationH6212; I will 46turnH7760 the riversH5104 into coastlandsH339 And dryH3001 upH3001 the pondsH98.16I will 47leadH1980 those who are blindH5787 by a wayH1870 they have not knownH3045, In pathsH5410 they have not knownH3045 I will guideH1869 them. I will 48turnH7760 darknessH4285 into lightH216 beforeH6440 them And 49unevenH4625 landH4625 into plainsH4334. TheseH428 are the thingsH1697 I will doH6213, And I will 50not leaveH5800 them undoneH5800.”17They will be turnedH5472 backH268 and be 51utterlyH954 putH954 toH954 shameH954, Who trustH982 in 52idolsH6459, Who sayH559 to castH4541 metalH4541 imagesH4541, “You are our godsH430.”

1853HearH8085, you who are deafH2795! And lookH5027, you who are blindH5787, so that you may seeH7200.19WhoH4310 is blindH5787 but My 54servantH5650, Or so deafH2795 as My 55messengerH4397 whom I sendH7971? WhoH4310 is so blindH5787 as one who is 5657at peaceH7999 with Me, Or so blindH5787 as the servantH5650 of the LordH3068?2058You have seenH7200 manyH7227 thingsH7227, but you do not retainH8104 them; Your earsH241 are openH6491, but noH3808 oneH3808 hearsH8085.21The LordH3068 was pleasedH2654 for His righteousness’H6664 sakeH4616 To makeH1431 the LawH8451 59greatH1431 and gloriousH142.22But thisH1931 is a peopleH5971 plunderedH962 and pillagedH8154; AllH3605 of them are 60trappedH6351 in 61cavesH2352, Or are 62hiddenH2244 away in prisonsH3608; They have becomeH1961 plunderH957, with noH369 oneH369 to saveH5337 them, And spoilsH4933 with noH369 oneH369 to sayH559, “GiveH7725 them backH7725!”

23WhoH4310 among you will listenH238 to thisH2088? Who will payH7181 attentionH7181 and listenH8085 in the timeH268 toH268 comeH268?24WhoH4310 gaveH5414 JacobH3290 upH5414 for spoilsH4933, and IsraelH3478 to plunderersH962? Was it not the LordH3068, against whomH2098 we have sinnedH2398, And in whose waysH1870 they 63wereH14 not willingH14 to walkH1980, And whose LawH8451 they did not 64obeyH8085?25So He pouredH8210 outH8210 on him the heatH2534 of His angerH639 And the 65fiercenessH5807 of battleH4421; And it setH3857 him aflameH3857 allH4480H5439 aroundH5439, Yet he did not recognizeH3045 it; And it burnedH1197 him, but he 6667paidH7760 noH3808 attentionH5921H3820.