The Servant of the Lord
My Elect One in whom My soul bdelights!
cI have put My Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
And1 smoking flax He will not quench;
He will bring forth justice for truth.
Till He has established justice in the earth;
aAnd the coastlands shall wait for His law.”
aWho created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
bWho gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You band give You as a covenant to the people,
As ca light to the Gentiles,
To bbring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in cdarkness from the prison house.
And My aglory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images.
And new things I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
Praise to the Lord
And His praise from the ends of the earth,
bYou who go down to the sea, and1 all that is in it,
You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!
The villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, ayes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies.
Promise of the Lord’s Help
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now I will cry like a woman in1 labor,
I will pant and gasp at once.
And dry up all their vegetation;
I will make the rivers coastlands,
And I will dry up the pools.
I will lead them in paths they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them,
And not forsake them.
They shall be greatly ashamed,
Who trust in carved images,
Who say to the molded images,
‘You are our gods.’
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
Israel’s Obstinate Disobedience
He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
All of them are1 snared in holes,
And they are hidden in prison houses;
They are for prey, and no one delivers;
For plunder, and no one says, “Restore!”
Was it not the Lord,
He against whom we have sinned?
aFor they would not walk in His ways,
Nor were they obedient to His law.
And the strength of battle;
aIt has set him on fire all around,
bYet he did not know;
And it burned him,
Yet he did not take it to cheart.
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American Standard Version
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.
Amplified® Bible
BEHOLD MY Servant, Whom I uphold, My elect in Whom My soul delights! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice {and} right {and} reveal truth to the nations.
Contemporary English Version
Here is my servant! I have made him strong. He is my chosen one; I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
The LORD says, "Here is my servant, whom I strengthen--- the one I have chosen, with whom I am pleased. I have filled him with my Spirit, and he will bring justice to every nation.
King 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.
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one {in whom} My soul delights. I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.
New International Version
"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.
New King James Version
“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.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Behold, My Servant, whom I uphold; My chosen one in whom My soul delights I have put My Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth justice to the nations.
Revised 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.
Young's Literal Translation
Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one -- My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.
| << Isaiah 41:29 | Isaiah 42:2 >> |
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