Isaiah 42
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Isaiah 42:1-9

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.”

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Notes

  1. 1. Isaiah 42:1 Matt 12:18-21 ↩
  2. 2. Isaiah 42:1 Is 41:8; 43:10; 49:3-6; 52:13; 53:11; Matt 12:18-21; Phil 2:7 ↩
  3. 3. Isaiah 42:1 Or hold fast ↩
  4. 4. Isaiah 42:1 Luke 9:35; 1 Pet 2:4, 6 ↩
  5. 5. Isaiah 42:1 Matt 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22 ↩
  6. 6. Isaiah 42:1 Is 11:2; 59:21; 61:1; Matt 3:16; Luke 4:18, 19, 21 ↩
  7. 7. Isaiah 42:1 Is 2:4 ↩
  8. 8. Isaiah 42:1 Or Gentiles ↩
  9. 9. Isaiah 42:3 Ps 72:2, 4; 96:13 ↩
  10. 10. Isaiah 42:4 Is 40:28 ↩
  11. 11. Isaiah 42:4 Is 11:11; 24:15; 42:10, 12; 49:1; 51:5; 60:9; 66:19 ↩
  12. 12. Isaiah 42:4 Or instruction ↩
  13. 13. Isaiah 42:5 Ps 102:25, 26; Is 45:18 ↩
  14. 14. Isaiah 42:5 Ps 104:2; Is 40:22 ↩
  15. 15. Isaiah 42:5 Ps 24:1, 2; 136:6 ↩
  16. 16. Isaiah 42:5 Or vegetation ↩
  17. 17. Isaiah 42:5 Job 12:10; 33:4; Is 57:16; Dan 5:23; Acts 17:25 ↩
  18. 18. Isaiah 42:6 Is 41:2; Jer 23:5, 6 ↩
  19. 19. Isaiah 42:6 Is 41:13; 45:1 ↩
  20. 20. Isaiah 42:6 Is 26:3; 27:3 ↩
  21. 21. Isaiah 42:6 Is 49:8 ↩
  22. 22. Isaiah 42:6 Is 49:6; 51:4; 60:1, 3; Luke 2:32; Acts 13:47; 26:23 ↩
  23. 23. Isaiah 42:7 Is 29:18; 35:5 ↩
  24. 24. Isaiah 42:7 Is 49:9; 61:1 ↩
  25. 25. Isaiah 42:8 Is 43:3, 11, 15 ↩
  26. 26. Isaiah 42:8 Ex 3:15; Ps 83:18 ↩
  27. 27. Isaiah 42:8 Ex 20:3-5; Is 48:11 ↩
  28. 28. Isaiah 42:9 Is 48:3 ↩
  29. 29. Isaiah 42:9 Is 43:19; 48:6 ↩

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