New King James Version
Isaiah 42:2
2He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.
Isaiah 42:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
- New International Version (NIV)He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice, or make it heard in the street;
- New Living Translation (NLT)He will not shout or raise his voice in public.
Context of Isaiah 42:2
1“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold, My Elect One in whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry out, nor raise His voice, Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street. 3A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench; He will bring forth justice for truth. 4He will not fail nor be discouraged, Till He has established justice in the earth; And the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
Read all of Isaiah 42Isaiah 42:2 word by word
לֹ֥א יִצְעַ֖ק וְלֹ֣א יִשָּׂ֑א וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁמִ֥יעַ בַּח֖וּץ קוֹלֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Isaiah 42:2
- Zechariah 9:9“Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your King is coming to you; He is just and having salvation, Lowly and riding on a donkey, A colt, the foal of a donkey.
- Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- Matthew 12:16Yet He warned them not to make Him known,
- Luke 17:20Now when He was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, He answered them and said, “The kingdom of God does not come with observation;
- 2 Timothy 2:24And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,
- 1 Peter 2:23who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously;
Commentaries on Isaiah 42:2
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2He shall not cry - He will not make a clamor or noise; he will not be boisterous, in the manner of a man of strife and contention. Nor lift up - That is, his voice. Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street - He shall not t use loud and angry words, as they do who are engaged in conflict, but all his teaching shall be gentle, humble, and mild. How well this agrees with the character of the Lord Jesus it is not necessary to pause to show. He was…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2cry out or raise His voice: The royal servant will speak with calm confidence in his message and calling from God (see also Isaiah 11:1–5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Matthew [Mt 12:19] marks the kind of "cry" as that of altercation by quoting it, "He shall not strive" (Is 53:7). street--the Septuagint translates "outside." An image from an altercation in a house, loud enough to be heard in the street outside: appropriate of Him who "withdrew Himself" from the public fame created by His miracles to privacy (Mt 12:15; Mt 12:34, there, shows another and sterner aspect of His character, which is also implied in the…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Isaiah 42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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