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Isaiah 42:6

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“I, the Lord, have calledt you in righteousness;u

I will take hold of your hand.v

I will keepw you and will make you

to be a covenantx for the people

and a lighty for the Gentiles,z

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Cross references

  1. tEx 31:2; Jdg 4:10; Isa 41:9–10; 43:1
  2. uIsa 45:24; Jer 23:6; Da 9:7
  3. vIsa 41:13; 45:1
  4. wIsa 26:3; 27:3
  5. xIsa 49:8; 54:10; 59:21; 61:8; Jer 31:31; 32:40; Mal 3:1; Lk 22:20
  6. y Isa 9:2
  7. z Isa 26:18; Lk 2:32

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;