NASB — Isaiah 42 — KJV

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

  1aBehold°, My bServant°, whom I Iuphold°;
  My cchosen° one [in whom] My dsoul° delights°.
  I have put° My eSpirit° upon Him;
  He will bring° forth° fjustice° to the IInations°.
  2 “He will not cry° out or raise° [His voice],
  Nor° make° His voice° heard° in the street°.
  3 “A bruised° reed° He will not break°
  And a dimly° burning wick° He will not extinguish°;
  He will faithfully° bring° forth° ajustice°.
  4 “He will not be adisheartened° or crushed°
  Until° He has established° justice° in the earth°;
  And the bcoastlands° will wait° expectantly° for His Ilaw°.”

[1] IOr hold fast IIOr Gentiles aMt 12:18-21 bIs 41:8; 43:10; 49:3-6; 52:13; 53:11; Mt 12:18-21; Php 2:7 cLk 9:35; 1P 2:4, 6 dMt 3:17; 17:5; Mk 1:11; Lk 3:22 eIs 11:2; 59:21; 61:1; Mt 3:16; Lk 4:18, 19, 21 fIs 2:4
[3] aPs 72:2, 4; 96:13
[4] IOr instruction aIs 40:28 bIs 11:11; 24:15; 42:10, 12; 49:1; 51:5; 60:9; 66:19

5 ¶ Thus° says° God° the LORD°,
  Who acreated° the heavens° and bstretched° them out,
  Who spread° out the cearth° and its Ioffspring°,
  Who dgives° breath° to the people° on it
  And spirit° to those who walk° in it,
  6 “I am the LORD°, I have acalled° You in righteousness°,
  I will also bhold° You by the hand° and cwatch° over You,
  And I will appoint° You as a dcovenant° to the people°,
  As a elight° to the nations°,
  7 To aopen° blind° eyes°,
  To bbring° out prisoners° from the dungeon°
  And those who dwell° in darkness° from the prison°°.
  8aI am the LORD°, that is bMy name°;
  I will not give° My cglory° to another°,
  Nor° My praise° to Igraven° images°.
  9 “Behold°, the aformer° things° have come° to pass°,
  Now I declare° bnew° things°;
  Before° they spring° forth° I proclaim° [them] to you.”

[5] IOr vegetation aPs 102:25, 26; Is 45:18 bPs 104:2; Is 40:22 cPs 24:1, 2; 136:6 dJb 12:10; 33:4; Is 57:16; Dn 5:23; Ac 17:25
[6] aIs 41:2; Jr 23:5, 6 bIs 41:13; 45:1 cIs 26:3; 27:3 dIs 49:8 eIs 49:6; 51:4; 60:1, 3; Lk 2:32; Ac 13:47; 26:23
[7] aIs 29:18; 35:5 bIs 49:9; 61:1
[8] IOr idols aIs 43:3, 11, 15 bEx 3:15; Ps 83:18 cEx 20:3-5; Is 48:11
[9] aIs 48:3 bIs 43:19; 48:6

  10 ¶ Sing° to the LORD° a anew° song°,
  [Sing] His praise° from the bend° of the earth°!
  cYou who go° down° to the sea°, and dall° that is in it.
  You eislands°, and those who dwell° on them.
  11 Let the awilderness° and its cities° lift° up [their voices],
  The settlements° where bKedar° inhabits°.
  Let the inhabitants° of cSela° sing° aloud°,
  Let them shout° for joy° from the tops° of the dmountains°.
  12 Let them agive° glory° to the LORD°
  And declare° His praise° in the bcoastlands°.
  13 aThe LORD° will go° forth° like a warrior°,
  He will arouse° [His] bzeal° like a man° of war°.
  He will utter° a shout°, yes°, He will raise° a war° cry°.
  He will cprevail° against° His enemies°.

[10] aPs 33:3; 40:3; 98:1 bIs 49:6; 62:11 cPs 65:5; 107:23 dEx 20:11; 1Ch 16:32; Ps 96:11 eIs 42:4
[11] aIs 32:16; 35:1, 6 bIs 21:16; 60:7 cIs 16:1 dIs 52:7; Na 1:15
[12] aIs 24:15 bIs 42:4
[13] aEx 15:3 bIs 9:7; 26:11; 37:32; 59:17 cIs 66:14-16

The Blindness of the People

  14 ¶ “aI have kept° silent° for a long° time°,
  I have kept° still° and restrained° Myself.
  [Now] like a woman in labor° I will groan°,
  I will both° gasp° and pant°.
  15 “I will alay° waste° the mountains° and hills°
  And wither° all° their vegetation°;
  I will bmake° the rivers° into coastlands°
  And dry° up the ponds°.
  16 “I will alead° the blind° by a way° they do not know°,
  In paths° they do not know° I will guide° them.
  I will bmake° darkness° into light° before° them
  And crugged° places° into plains°.
  These° are the things° I will do°,
  And I will dnot leave° them undone°.”
  17 They will be turned° back° [and] be autterly° put° to shame°,
  Who trust° in Iidols°,
  Who say° to molten° images°,
  “You are our gods°.”

[14] aPs 50:21; Is 57:11
[15] aIs 2:12-16; Ezk 38:19, 20 bIs 44:27; 50:2; Na 1:4-6
[16] aIs 29:18; 30:21; 32:3; Jr 31:8, 9; Lk 1:78, 79 bIs 29:18; Ep 5:8 cIs 40:4; Lk 3:5 dJsh 1:5; Ps 94:14; Is 41:17; He 13:5
[17] IOr graven images aPs 97:7; Is 1:29; 44:9, 11; 45:16

  18aHear°, you deaf°!
  And look°, you blind°, that you may see°.
  19 Who° is blind° but My aservant°,
  Or so deaf° as My bmessenger° whom I send°?
  Who° is so blind° as he that is Icat peace° [with Me],
  Or so blind° as the servant° of the LORD°?
  20 aYou have seen° many° things°, but you do not observe° [them];
  [Your] ears° are open°, but none° hears°.
  21 The LORD° was pleased° for His righteousness’° sake°
  To make° the law° agreat° and glorious°.
  22 But this° is a people° plundered° and despoiled°;
  All° of them are atrapped° in Icaves°,
  Or are bhidden° away in prisons°;
  They have become° a prey° with none° to deliver° [them],
  And a spoil°, with none° to say°, “Give° [them] back°!”

[18] aIs 29:18; 35:5
[19] IOr the devoted one aIs 41:8 bIs 44:26 cIs 26:3; 27:5
[20] aRo 2:21
[21] aIs 42:4; 51:4
[22] IOr holes aIs 24:18 bIs 24:22

  23 ¶ Who° among you will give° ear° to this°?
  Who will give° heed° and listen° hereafter°?
  24 Who° gave° Jacob° up for spoil°, and Israel° to plunderers°?
  Was it not the LORD°, against whom° we have sinned°,
  And in whose ways° they awere not willing° to walk°,
  And whose law° they did not bobey°?
  25 So He poured° out on him the heat° of His anger°
  And the afierceness° of battle°;
  And it set° him aflame° all°° around°,
  Yet he did not recognize° [it];
  And it burned° him, but he Ibpaid° no° attention°°.

[24] aIs 30:15 bIs 48:18; 57:17
[25] ILit did not lay it to heart aIs 5:25; 9:19 bIs 29:13; 47:7; 57:1; Ho 7:9


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The office of Christ, graced with meekness and constancy.

1 ¶ Behold² my servant,º whom I uphold;ºª mine elect,º [in whom] my soulº delighteth;ºª I have putºª my spiritº upon² him: he shall bring forthºª judgmentº to the Gentiles.º 2 He shall not² cry,ºª nor² lift up,ºª nor² cause his voiceº to be heardºª in the street.º 3 A bruisedºª reedº shall he not² break,ºª and the smokingº flaxº shall he not² quench:ºª he shall bring forthºª judgmentº unto truth.º 4 He shall not² failºª nor² be discouraged,ºª till² he have setºª judgmentº in the earth:º and the islesº shall waitºª for his law.º

[1] Ps 89:19; Is 11:2; 32:16; 43:10; 49:3, 6, 7; 50:4; 52:13; 53:11; 59:21; 61:1; Mal 1:11; Mt 3:16, 17; 12:18; 17:5; Mk 1:10, 11; Lk 3:22; Jn 1:32; 3:34; 6:27; 16:32; Ac 9:15; 10:38; 11:18; 26:17; 28:28; Ro 15:8; Ep 1:4, 6; 3:8; Php 2:7; Col 1:13; 1P 2:4, 6.
[2] Zc 9:9; Mt 11:29; 12:16; Lk 17:20; 2Ti 2:24; 1P 2:23.
[3] Ps 72:2; 96:13; 98:9; 103:13; 147:3; Is 11:3; 35:3; 40:11, 29; 50:4, 10; 57:15; 61:1; 66:2; Jr 30:12; 31:18, 25; Ezk 34:16; Mi 7:9; Mt 11:28; 18:11; Lk 22:31; Jn 5:30; 20:19, 27; He 2:17; Rv 19:11.
[4] Gn 49:10; Ps 22:27; 72:8; 98:2; Is 2:2; 9:7; 11:9; 24:15; 41:5; 42:12; 49:5; 52:13; 53:2; 55:5; 60:9; 66:19; Mi 4:1; Zc 2:11; Jn 17:4; Ro 16:26; 1Co 9:21; He 12:2; 1P 2:22.

God's promise unto him.

5 ¶ Thus² saithºª Godº the LORD,º he that createdºª the heavens,º and stretched them out;ºª he that spread forthºª the earth,º and that which cometh outº of it; he that givethºª breathº unto the peopleº upon² it, and spiritº to them that walkºª therein: 6 I² the LORDº have calledºª thee in righteousness,º and will holdºª thine hand,º and will keepºª thee, and giveºª thee for a covenantº of the people,º for a lightº of the Gentiles;º 7 To openºª the blindº eyes,º to bring outºª the prisonersº from the prison,º² [and] them that sitºª in darknessº out of the prisonº house.º² 8 I² [am] the LORD:º that² [is] my name:º and my gloryº will I not² giveºª to another,º neither my praiseº to graven images.º 9 Behold,² the former thingsº are come to pass,ºª and new thingsº do I² declare:ºª before² they spring forthºª I tellºª you of them.

[5] Gn 1:10, 24; 2:7; Jb 12:10; 27:3; 33:4; 34:14; Ps 24:1; 33:6; 102:25; 104:2; 136:6; Is 40:12, 22, 28; 44:24; 45:12, 18; 48:13; Jr 10:12; 32:17; Dn 5:23; Am 9:6; Zc 12:1; Ac 17:25; He 1:2, 10.
[6] Ps 45:6; Is 32:1; 41:13; 42:1; 43:1; 45:13; 49:1, 6, 8; 51:4; 60:1; Jr 23:5; 33:15; Mt 26:28; Lk 1:69; 2:32; Jn 8:12; Ac 13:47; 26:23; Ro 3:25; 15:8; 2Co 1:20; Ga 3:15; He 1:8; 7:2, 26; 8:6; 9:15; 12:24; 13:20; 1P 2:9.
[7] Ps 107:10; 146:7, 8; Is 9:2; 29:18; 35:5; 42:16, 22; 49:9; 61:1; Zc 9:11; Mt 11:5; Lk 4:18; 24:45; Jn 9:39; Ac 26:18; 2Co 4:6; Ep 1:17; 2Ti 2:26; He 2:14; 1P 2:9; Rv 3:18.
[8] Ex 3:13; 4:5; 20:3; 34:14; Ps 83:18; Is 48:11; Jn 5:23; 8:58.
[9] Gn 15:12; Jsh 21:45; 23:14; 1K 8:15; 11:36; Is 41:22; 43:19; 44:7; 46:9; Jn 13:19; Ac 15:18; 1P 1:10; 2P 1:19.

An exhortation to praise God for his Gospel.

10 Singºª unto the LORDº a newº song,º [and] his praiseº from the endº² of the earth,º ye that go downºª to the sea,º and all that is therein;º the isles,º and the inhabitantsºª thereof. 11 Let the wildernessº and the citiesº thereof lift upºª [their voice], the villagesº [that] Kedarº doth inhabit:ºª let the inhabitantsºª of the rockº sing,ºª let them shoutºª from the topº² of the mountains.º 12 Let them giveºª gloryº unto the LORD,º and declareºª his praiseº in the islands.º 13 The LORDº shall go forthºª as a mighty man,º he shall stir upºª jealousyº like a manº of war:º he shall cry,ºª yea,² roar;ºª he shall prevailºª against² his enemies.ºª 14 I have long timeº² holden my peace;ºª I have been still,ºª [and] refrained¹ª myself:² [now] will I cryºª like a travailing woman;ºª I will destroyºªª¹ and devourºª at once.º 15 I will make wasteºª mountainsº and hills,º and dry upºª all² their herbs;º and I will makeºª the riversº islands,º and I will dry upºª the pools.º 16 And I will bring¹ª² the blindº by a wayº [that] they knewºª not;² I will lead¹ª them² in pathsº [that] they have not² known:ºª I will makeºª darknessº lightº beforeº them, and crooked thingsº straight.º These² thingsº will I doºª unto them, and not² forsakeºª them.

[10] Ps 33:3; 40:3; 96:1; 97:1; 98:1; 107:23; 117:1; 148:1; 150:6; Is 24:14; 42:4; 44:23; 49:13; 51:5; 60:9; 65:14; Zp 2:11; Ro 15:9; Rv 5:9; 14:3.
[11] Gn 25:23; Ps 72:8; 120:5; Is 32:16; 35:1, 6; 40:3; 41:18; 43:19; 60:7; Jr 21:13; 48:28; 49:16; Ob 1:3.
[12] Ps 22:27; 96:3; 117:1; Is 24:15; 66:18; Ro 15:9; Rv 5:9; 7:9.
[13] Ex 15:1; Ps 78:65; 110:5; 118:16; Is 31:4; 59:16; 63:1; Jr 25:30; Ho 11:10; Jol 3:16; Am 1:2; Na 1:2; Zp 1:18; 3:8.
[14] Jb 32:18, 20; Ps 50:2; 83:1; Ec 8:11; Jr 15:6; 44:22; Lk 18:7; 2P 3:9, 15.
[15] Ps 18:7; 107:33; 114:3; Is 2:12; 11:15; 44:27; 49:11; 50:2; Jr 4:24; Na 1:4; Hab 3:6; Hg 2:6; Zc 10:11; Rv 6:12; 8:7; 11:13; 16:12, 18; 20:11.
[16] Jsh 3:4; Ps 94:14; Ec 1:15; 7:13; Is 29:18, 24; 30:21; 32:3; 35:5, 8; 40:4; 41:3; 45:2; 48:17; 54:13; 60:1, 19; Jr 31:8; 32:39; Ezk 14:23; Ho 2:6, 14; Lk 1:78; 3:5; Ro 5:8; 8:29; Ep 5:8; 2Th 2:13; He 13:5; 1P 1:3.

He reproveth the people of incredulity.

17 ¶ They shall be turnedºª back,º they shall be greatly¹ ashamed,ºª² that trustºª in graven images,º that sayºª to the molten images,º Ye² [are] our gods.º 18 Hear,ºª ye deaf;º and look,ºª ye blind,º that ye may see.ºª 19 Who² [is] blind,º but²² my servant?º or deaf,º as my messengerº [that] I sent?ºª who² [is] blindº as [he that is] perfect,ºª and blindº as the LORD'Sº servant?º 20 Seeingºªªª many things,º but thou observestºª not;² openingºª the ears,º but he hearethºª not.² 21 The LORDº is well pleasedºª for his righteousness'¹ sake;²² he will magnifyºª the law,º and make [it] honourable.ºª 22 But this² [is] a peopleº robbedºª and spoiled;ºª [they are] all² of them snaredºª in holes,ºª¹ and they are hidºª in prisonº houses:º they are² for a prey,º and none² delivereth;ºª for a spoil,º and none² saith,ºª Restore.ºª 23 Who² among you will give earºª to this?² [who] will hearkenºª and hearºª for the time to come?º 24 Who² gaveºª Jacobº for a spoil,ºª¹ and Israelº to the robbers?ºª did not² the LORD,º he against whomº we have sinned?ºª for they wouldºª not² walkºª in his ways,º neither² were they obedientºª unto his law.º 25 Therefore he hath pouredºª upon² him the furyº of his anger,º and the strengthº of battle:º and it hath set him on fireºª round about,º² yet he knewºª not;² and it burnedºª him, yet he laidºª [it] not² to² heart.º

[17] Ex 32:4, 8; Ps 97:7; Is 1:29; 44:11, 17; 45:16; Jr 2:26; Hab 2:18.
[18] Ex 4:11; Pv 20:12; Is 29:18; 43:8; Mk 7:34; Lk 7:22; Rv 3:17.
[19] Is 6:9; 29:9; 56:10; Jr 4:22; 5:21; Ezk 12:2; Mt 13:14; 15:14; 23:16; Mk 8:17; Jn 7:47; 9:39, 41; 12:40; Ro 2:17; 11:7, 25; 2Co 3:14; 4:4.
[20] Nu 14:22; Dt 4:9; 29:2; Ne 9:10; Ps 106:7; 107:43; Is 1:3; 48:6; 58:2; Jr 42:2; Ezk 33:31; Mk 6:19; Jn 9:37; 11:37; Ac 28:22.
[21] Ps 40:8; 71:16, 19; 85:9; Is 1:24; 46:12; Dn 9:24; Mt 3:15, 17; 5:17; 17:5; Jn 8:29; 13:31; 15:10; 17:4; Ro 3:25, 31; 7:12; 8:3; 10:4; 2Co 5:19; Ga 3:13, 21; 5:22; Php 3:9; He 8:10; 1Jn 3:4.
[22] Dt 28:29; Ps 50:22; 102:20; Is 1:7; 14:17; 18:2; 36:1; 42:7; 45:13; 51:23; 52:4; 56:9; Jr 50:17; 51:34; 52:4, 31; Lk 19:41; 21:20.
[23] Lv 26:40; Dt 4:29; 32:29; Pv 1:22; Is 1:18; 48:18; Jr 3:4, 13; Mi 6:9; Mt 21:28; Ac 3:19, 22; 1P 4:2.
[24] Dt 28:49; 32:30; Jg 2:14; 3:8; 10:7; 2Ch 15:6; 36:17; Ne 9:26; Ps 106:40; Is 10:5; 45:7; 47:6; 50:1; 59:1; 63:10; Jr 5:15; 25:8; Lm 1:14, 18; Am 3:6; Mt 22:7.
[25] Lv 26:15; Dt 32:22; 2K 25:9; Ps 79:5; Is 9:13; 57:11; Jr 5:3; Ezk 7:8; 20:34; 22:21; Ho 7:9; Na 1:6; Mal 2:2; Rv 9:18; 16:1, 9.


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