Isaiah 42:1-17

1Behold my servantH5650, whom I upholdH8551; my electH972, in whom my soulH5315 delightethH7521; I have putH5414 my spiritH7307 upon him: he shall bring forthH3318 judgmentH4941 to the GentilesH1471. 2He shall not cryH6817, nor lift upH5375, nor cause his voiceH6963 to be heardH8085 in the streetH2351. 3A bruisedH7533 reedH7070 shall he not breakH7665, and the smokingH3544 flaxH6594 shall he not quenchH3518: he shall bring forthH3318 judgmentH4941 to truthH571.12 4He shall not failH3543 nor be discouragedH7533, till he hath setH7760 judgmentH4941 in the earthH776: and the islesH339 shall waitH3176 for his lawH8451.3

5Thus saithH559 GodH410 the LORDH3068, he that createdH1254 the heavensH8064, and stretched them outH5186; he that spread forthH7554 the earthH776, and that which cometh outH6631 of it; he that givethH5414 breathH5397 to the peopleH5971 upon it, and spiritH7307 to them that walkH1980 in it: 6I the LORDH3068 have calledH7121 thee in righteousnessH6664, and will holdH2388 thy handH3027, and will keepH5341 thee, and giveH5414 thee for a covenantH1285 of the peopleH5971, for a lightH216 of the GentilesH1471; 7To openH6491 the blindH5787 eyesH5869, to bring outH3318 the prisonersH616 from the prisonH4525, and them that sitH3427 in darknessH2822 out of the prisonH3608 houseH1004. 8I am the LORDH3068: that is my nameH8034: and my gloryH3519 will I not giveH5414 to anotherH312, neither my praiseH8416 to graven imagesH6456. 9Behold, the former thingsH7223 have come to passH935, and new thingsH2319 do I declareH5046: before they spring forthH6779 I tellH8085 you of them. 10SingH7891 to the LORDH3068 a newH2319 songH7892, and his praiseH8416 from the endH7097 of the earthH776, ye that go downH3381 to the seaH3220, and all that is in itH4393; the islesH339, and their inhabitantsH3427.4 11Let the wildernessH4057 and its citiesH5892 lift upH5375 their voice, the villagesH2691 that KedarH6938 doth inhabitH3427: let the inhabitantsH3427 of the rockH5553 singH7442, let them shoutH6681 from the topH7218 of the mountainsH2022. 12Let them giveH7760 gloryH3519 to the LORDH3068, and declareH5046 his praiseH8416 in the islesH339.

13The LORDH3068 shall go forthH3318 as a mighty manH1368, he shall stir upH5782 jealousyH7068 like a manH376 of warH4421: he shall cryH7321, yea, roarH6873; he shall prevailH1396 against his enemiesH341.5 14I have long timeH5769 held my peaceH2814; I have been stillH2790, and restrainedH662 myself: now will I cryH6463 like a travailing womanH3205; I will destroyH5395H8074 and devourH7602 at onceH3162.6 15I will make wasteH2717 mountainsH2022 and hillsH1389, and dry upH3001 all their herbsH6212; and I will makeH7760 the riversH5104 islesH339, and I will dry upH3001 the poolsH98. 16And I will bringH3212 the blindH5787 by a wayH1870 that they knewH3045 not; I will leadH1869 them in pathsH5410 that they have not knownH3045: I will makeH7760 darknessH4285 lightH216 beforeH6440 them, and crooked thingsH4625 straightH4334. These thingsH1697 will I doH6213 for them, and not forsakeH5800 them.7 17They shall be turnedH5472 backH268, they shall be greatlyH1322 ashamedH954, that trustH982 in graven imagesH6459, that sayH559 to the molten imagesH4541, Ye are our godsH430.