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Isaiah 42:1–7

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The Servant of the Lord

42“Here is my servant,l whom I uphold,

my chosen onem in whom I delight;n

I will put my Spirito on him,

and he will bring justicep to the nations.q

2He will not shout or cry out,r

or raise his voice in the streets.

3A bruised reeds he will not break,t

and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.u

In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;v

4he will not falter or be discouraged

till he establishes justicew on earth.

In his teachingx the islandsy will put their hope.”z

5This is what God the Lord says—

the Creator of the heavens,a who stretches them out,

who spreads out the earthb with all that springs from it,c

who gives breathd to its people,

and life to those who walk on it:

6“I, the Lord, have callede you in righteousness;f

I will take hold of your hand.g

I will keeph you and will make you

to be a covenanti for the people

and a lightj for the Gentiles,k

7to open eyes that are blind,l

to freem captives from prisonn

and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.o

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Cross references

  1. lSee Isa 20:3; See Mt 20:28
  2. mSee Isa 14:1; Lk 9:35; 23:35; 1 Pe 2:4, 6
  3. nMt 3:17
  4. oSee Isa 11:2; See 44:3; Mt 3:16–17; See Jn 3:34
  5. pSee Isa 9:7
  6. qSee Ge 49:10
  7. rPr 8:1–4
  8. sSee Isa 36:6
  9. tSee Job 30:24
  10. uSee Job 13:25
  11. vPs 72:2; 96:13
  12. wSee Isa 2:4
  13. xver 21; Ex 34:29; Isa 51:4
  14. ySee Isa 11:11
  15. zSee Ge 49:10; Mt 12:18–21*
  16. aSee Ge 1:6; Ps 102:25; Isa 48:13
  17. bSee Ge 1:1
  18. cPs 24:2; Ac 17:24
  19. dSee Ge 2:7; Ac 17:25
  20. eEx 31:2; See Jdg 4:10; Isa 41:9–10; 43:1
  21. fIsa 45:24; Jer 23:6; Da 9:7
  22. gIsa 41:13; 45:1
  23. hIsa 26:3; 27:3
  24. iIsa 49:8; 54:10; 59:21; 61:8; Jer 31:31; 32:40; Mal 3:1; See Lk 22:20
  25. jSee Isa 9:2
  26. kSee Isa 26:18; See Lk 2:32
  27. lSee Ps 146:8; See Isa 32:3; Mt 11:5
  28. mIsa 49:9; 51:14; 52:2; Zec 2:7
  29. nSee Ps 66:11; See Isa 24:22; 48:20; Zec 9:11; See Lk 4:19; 2 Ti 2:26; Heb 2:14–15
  30. oSee Ps 107:10, 14; Ac 26:18

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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;

a bruised reed he will not break,

and a faintly burning wick he will not quench;

he will faithfully bring forth justice.

He will not grow faint or be discouraged

till he has established justice in the earth;

and the coastlands wait for his law.

Thus says God, the Lord,

who created the heavens and stretched them out,

who spread out the earth and what comes from it,

who gives breath to the people on it

and spirit to those who walk in it:

“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,

to open the eyes that are blind,

to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,

from the prison those who sit in darkness.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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.

He will not break a bruised reed,

and he will not put out a smoldering wick;

he will faithfully bring justice.

He will not grow weak or be discouraged

until he has established justice on earth.

The coasts and islands will wait for his instruction.”

This is what God, the Lord, says—

who created the heavens and stretched them out,

who spread out the earth and what comes from it,

who gives breath to the people on it

and spirit to those who walk on it—

“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,

in order to open blind eyes,

to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,

and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

“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.

He will not crush the weakest reed

or put out a flickering candle.

He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.

He will not falter or lose heart

until justice prevails throughout the earth.

Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction.”

God, the Lord, created the heavens and stretched them out.

He created the earth and everything in it.

He gives breath to everyone,

life to everyone who walks the earth.

And it is he who says,

“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.

You will open the eyes of the blind.

You will free the captives from prison,

releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

He will not break a broken reed,

and he will not extinguish a dim wick.

He will bring justice forth in faithfulness.

He will not grow faint,

and he will not be broken

until he has established justice in the earth.

And the coastlands wait for his teaching.

Thus says the God, Yahweh,

who created the heavens

and stretched them out,

who spread out the earth and its offspring,

who gives breath to the people upon it

and spirit to those who walk in it.

“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,

to open the blind eyes,

to bring the prisoner out from the dungeon,

those who sit in darkness from the house of imprisonment.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

A bruised reed shall he not break,

And the smoking flax shall he not quench:

He shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

He shall not fail nor be discouraged,

Till he have set judgment in the earth:

And the isles shall wait for his law.

Thus saith God the Lord,

He that created the heavens, and stretched them out;

He that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it;

He that giveth breath unto the people upon it,

And spirit to them that walk therein:

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;

To open the blind eyes,

To bring out the prisoners from the prison,

And them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.

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