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Isaiah 42:6

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6“I, Yahweh, have called You

for a righteous purpose, pq

and I will hold You by Your hand. r

I will keep You and appoint You

to be a covenant for the people s

and a light to the nations, t

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Footnotes

  1. p42:6 Or you by [My] righteousness; you in righteousness

Cross references

  1. q42:6 Is 5:7, 16; 9:7; 11:4–5; 32:1; 41:2; 45:8, 13; 51:5–8; 56:1; 60:21; Jr 23:5–6
  2. r42:6 Is 41:10, 13
  3. s42:6 Is 49:8
  4. t42:6 Is 49:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;

I will take you by the hand and keep you;

I will give you as a covenant for the people,

a light for the nations,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“I, the Lord, have called you in righteousness;

I will take hold of your hand.

I will keep you and will make you

to be a covenant for the people

and a light for the Gentiles,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“I am the Lord. I have called you

for a righteous purpose,

and I will hold you by your hand.

I will watch over you, and I will appoint you

to be a covenant for the people

and a light to the nations,

NLTNew Living Translation

“I, the Lord, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness.

I will take you by the hand and guard you,

and I will give you to my people, Israel,

as a symbol of my covenant with them.

And you will be a light to guide the nations.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“I am Yahweh; I have called you in righteousness,

and I have grasped your hand and watched over you;

and I have given you as a covenant of the people,

as a light of the nations,

KJV 1900King James Version

I the Lord have called thee in righteousness,

And will hold thine hand, and will keep thee,

And give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;