Isaiah 42:1–9

Yahweh’s Chosen Servant

¹“^aBehold, My ^bServant, whom I ¹uphold;

My ^cchosen one in whom My ^dsoul is well-pleased.

I have put My ^eSpirit upon Him;

He will bring forth ^fjustice to the ²nations.

²“He will not cry out or raise His voice,

Nor make His voice heard in the street.

³“A crushed reed He will not break

And a faintly burning wick He will not extinguish;

He will bring forth ^ajustice in truth.

⁴“He will not be ^afaint or crushed

Until He has established justice in the earth;

And the ^bcoastlands will wait expectantly for His ¹law.”

⁵Thus says the God, Yahweh,

Who ^acreated the heavens and ^bstretched them out,

Who spread out the ^cearth and its ¹offspring,

Who ^dgives breath to the people on it

And spirit to those who walk in it,

⁶“I am Yahweh, I have ^acalled You in righteousness;

I will also ^btake hold of You by the hand and ^cguard You,

And I will give You as a ^dcovenant to the people,

As a ^elight to the nations,

⁷To ^aopen blind eyes,

To ^bbring out prisoners from the dungeon

And those who inhabit darkness from the prison.

⁸“^aI am Yahweh, that is ^bMy name;

I will not give My ^cglory to another,

Nor My praise to ¹graven images.

⁹“Behold, the ^aformer things have come to pass;

Now I declare ^bnew things;

Before they spring forth I cause you to hear them.”