Isaiah 42:1–9

^aBehold ^bcmy servant, whom I uphold;

^cMine elect, in whom ^dmy soul delighteth;

^eI have put my spirit upon him:

He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

²He shall not cry, nor lift up,

Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

³A ^fbruised reed shall he not break,

And the ^||smoking flax shall he not ^†quench:

He shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

⁴He shall not fail nor be ^†discouraged,

Till he have set judgment in the earth:

^gAnd the isles shall wait for his law.

⁵Thus saith God the Lord,

He that created the heavens, and ^histretched them out;

^hkHe that spread forth the earth, and ^lthat which cometh out of it;

^imHe that giveth breath unto the people upon it,

And ⁿspirit to them that walk therein:

⁶I the Lord have called thee in righteousness,

And ^owill hold thine hand, and will keep thee,

And ^pgive thee for a covenant of the people, ^qfor a light of the Gentiles;

^7rTo open the blind eyes,

To ^sbring out the prisoners from the prison,

And ^tthem that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

⁸I am the Lord: that is my name:

^uAnd my glory will I not give to ^vanother,

Neither my praise to graven images.

⁹Behold, ^wthe former things are come to pass,

And ^xnew things do I declare:

Before they spring forth I tell you of them.