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The Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, is well-pleased for his own righteousness sake, He magnifieth instruction and maketh it majestic.
New American Standard Bible
To make the law
King James Version
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
Holman Bible
to magnify His instruction and make it glorious.
International Standard Version
The LORD was pleased, for the sake of his vindication, that he should magnify his Law and make it glorious.
A Conservative Version
It pleased LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
American Standard Version
It pleased Jehovah, for his righteousness'sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Amplified
The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the law great and prove to be glorious.
Bible in Basic English
It was the Lord's pleasure, because of his righteousness, to make the teaching great and give it honour.
Darby Translation
Jehovah had delight in him for his righteousness' sake: he hath magnified the law, and made it honourable.
Julia Smith Translation
Jehovah was pleased for sake of his justice; he will magnify the law and make glorious.
King James 2000
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh was willing for the sake of his righteousness; he showed [his] teaching to be great and proved [it] to be glorious.
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah is well pleased for His righteousness sake; He will magnify the Law and make it honorable.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The LORD be merciful unto them for his righteousness' sake, that his word might be magnified and praised.
NET Bible
The Lord wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it.
New Heart English Bible
It pleased the LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Webster
The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honorable.
World English Bible
It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 42:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Blind And Deaf Israel
20 Seeing many things, yet thou heedest not, Opening the ears yet he heareth not, 21 Yahweh, is well-pleased for his own righteousness sake, He magnifieth instruction and maketh it majestic. 22 But, that, is a people preyed upon and plundered, Snared in holes. Jail of them, And, in houses of restraint, concealed, - They have become a prey, and there is none to deliver, - A booty, and there is none to say - Restore!
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Cross References
Psalm 40:8
To do thy good-pleasure, O my God, is my delight, And, thy law, is in the midst of mine inward parts:
Psalm 71:16
I will enter into the mighty doings of My Lord - Yahweh, I will make mention of thy righteousness - thine alone.
Psalm 71:19
And, as for thy righteousness, O God, up on high, Wherein thou hast wrought great things, O God! who is like unto thee?
Psalm 85:9-12
Surely, near unto them who revere him, is his salvation, That the Glory, may settle down, in our land.
Isaiah 1:24-27
Therefore, Declareth the Lord Yahweh of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel, - Alas! I must appease me on mine adversaries, I must avenge me on mine enemies
Isaiah 42:4
He will not fade, nor will he be crushed, Until he establish, in the earth, justice, And for his instruction, Coastlands, wait.
Isaiah 46:12-13
Hearken unto me, Ye valiant of heart, - Who are far away from righteousness:
Daniel 9:24-27
Seventy weeks, have been divided concerning thy people and concerning thy holy city - to put an end to the transgression, and fill up the measure of sin, and put a propitiatory-covering over iniquity, and bring in the righteousness of ages, and affix a seal the vision and prophecy, and anoint the holy of holies.
Matthew 3:15
But Jesus answering, said unto him, Suffer me even now, - for, thus, it becometh us, to fulfil, all righteousness; then, he suffered him.
Matthew 3:17
and lo! a voice out of the heavens, - saying, This, is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.
Matthew 5:17-20
Do not think, that I came to pull down the law, or the prophets, - I came not to pull down, but to fulfil.
Matthew 17:5
While yet he was speaking, lo! a brightly shining cloud, overshadowed them, and lo! a voice, out of the cloud, saying - This, is, my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight, - Be hearkening to him.
John 8:29
And, he that sent me, is, with me: He hath not left me, alone. Because, I, the things that please him, ever do.
John 13:31-32
When, therefore, he had gone out, Jesus saith - Just now, was, the Son of Man, glorified, and, God, was glorified in him;
John 15:10
If, my commandments, ye keep, ye shall abide in my love, - just as, I, the Father's commandments, have kept, and abide in his love.
John 17:4-5
I, glorified thee on the earth, The work, finishing, which thou hast given me that I should do.
Romans 3:25-26
Whom God hath set forth as a propitiatory covering, through faith in his blood, for a showing forth of his righteousness, by reason of the passing-by of the previously committed sins,
Romans 3:31
Do we then make, law, void through means of our faith? Far be it! On the contrary, law, we do establish!
Romans 7:12
So that, the law, indeed, is holy, and the commandment, holy, and righteous and good.
Romans 8:3-4
For, what was impossible by the law in that it was weak through the flesh, God, by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, condemned sin in the flesh,
Romans 10:4
For Christ is an end of law, for righteousness, unto every one that believeth.
2 Corinthians 5:19-21
How that, God, was in Christ, reconciling, a world, unto himself, not reckoning, unto them, their offences, - and hath put, in us, the reconciling discourse.
Galatians 3:13
Christ, hath redeemed, us, out of the curse of the law, having become, in our behalf, a curse; - because it is written - Cursed, is every one that hangeth upon a tree; -
Galatians 3:21
Is, the law, then, against the promises of God? Far be it! For, if a law had been given, which had been able to give life, verily, in law, would have been our righteousness;
Galatians 5:22-23
But, the fruit of the Spirit, is - love, joy, peace, long-suffering, graciousness, goodness, faithfulness,
Philippians 3:9
And be found in him - not having a righteousness of my own, that which is by law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is, of God, upon my faith, -
Hebrews 8:10
Because, this, is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith the Lord: - giving my laws into their understanding, upon their hearts also, will I inscribe them: and I will become their God, and, they, shall become my people;
1 John 3:4-5
Whosoever is committing sin, lawlessness also, is committing, and, sin, is, lawlessness;