Isaiah 42:1–9

THE SERVANT’S MISSION

42“This^o is my servant;^p I strengthen him,

this is my chosen one;^q I delight in him.^r

I have put my Spirit on him;^s

he will bring justice^C to the nations.^t

²He will not cry out or shout

or make his voice heard in the streets.

³He will not break a bruised reed,

and he will not put out a smoldering wick;

he will faithfully bring justice.

⁴He will not grow weak or be discouraged

until he has established justice on earth.

The coasts and islands will wait for his instruction.”^u

⁵This is what God, the Lord, says—

who created the heavens and stretched them out,^v

who spread out the earth and what comes from it,^w

who gives breath to the people on it

and spirit to those who walk on it^x—

⁶“I am the Lord. I have called you

for a righteous purpose,^Dy

and I will hold you by your hand.^z

I will watch over you, and I will appoint you

to be a covenant for the people^a

and a light to the nations,^b

⁷in order to open blind eyes,^c

to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,^d

and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

⁸I am the Lord. That is my name,

and I will not give my glory to another^e

or my praise to idols.

⁹The past events have indeed happened.

Now I declare new events;^f

I announce them to you before they occur.”