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Isaiah 42:1–2

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

1 aBehold, My bServant, whom I 1uphold;

My cchosen one in whom My dsoul delights.

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.

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Isaiah 42:1–2 — The New International Version (NIV)

“Here is my servant, whom I uphold,

my chosen one in whom I delight;

I will put my Spirit on him,

and he will bring justice to the nations.

He will not shout or cry out,

or raise his voice in the streets.

Isaiah 42:1–2 — English Standard Version (ESV)

Behold my servant, whom I uphold,

my chosen, in whom my soul delights;

I have put my Spirit upon him;

he will bring forth justice to the nations.

He will not cry aloud or lift up his voice,

or make it heard in the street;

Isaiah 42:1–2 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

Behold my servant, whom I uphold;

Mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth;

I have put my spirit upon him:

He shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

He shall not cry, nor lift up,

Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

Isaiah 42:1–2 — New Living Translation (NLT)

“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen.

He is my chosen one, who pleases me.

I have put my Spirit upon him.

He will bring justice to the nations.

He will not shout

or raise his voice in public.

Isaiah 42:1–2 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

“Behold! My Servant whom I uphold,

My Elect One in whom My soul delights!

I have put My Spirit upon Him;

He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.

He will not cry out, nor raise His voice,

Nor cause His voice to be heard in the street.

Isaiah 42:1–2 — New Century Version (NCV)

“Here is my servant, the one I support.

He is the one I chose, and I am pleased with him.

I have put my Spirit upon him,

and he will bring justice to all nations.

He will not cry out or yell

or speak loudly in the streets.

Isaiah 42:1–2 — American Standard Version (ASV)

Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles. He will not cry, nor lift up his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

Isaiah 42:1–2 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect in whom my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.

Isaiah 42:1–2 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Here is my servant, whom I support. 

Here is my chosen one, with whom I am pleased. 

I have put my Spirit on him. 

He will bring justice to the nations. 

He will not cry out or raise ⸤his voice⸥. 

He will not make his voice heard in the streets. 

Isaiah 42:1–2 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

“This is My Servant; I strengthen Him,

this is My Chosen One; I delight in Him.

I have put My Spirit on Him;

He will bring justice to the nations.

He will not cry out or shout

or make His voice heard in the streets.

Isaiah 42:1–2 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

Here is my servant, whom I uphold,

my chosen, in whom my soul delights;

I have put my spirit upon him;

he will bring forth justice to the nations.

He will not cry or lift up his voice,

or make it heard in the street;

Isaiah 42:1–2 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Look! here is my servant; I hold him,

my chosen one, in whom my soul delights.

I have put my spirit on him;

he will bring justice forth to the nations.

He will not cry out and lift up

and make his voice heard in the street.

Isaiah 42:1–2 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

“Here is my servant. I take good care of him.

I have chosen him. I am very pleased with him.

I will put my Spirit on him.

He will make everything right among the nations.

He will not shout or cry out.

He will not raise his voice in the streets.


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