Parallel Verses

World English Bible

It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the law great and glorious.

King James Version

The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.

Holman Bible

The Lord was pleased, because of His righteousness,
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.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh, is well-pleased for his own righteousness sake, He magnifieth instruction and maketh it majestic.

Webster

The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will 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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord

Usage: 0

חפץ 
Chaphets 
Usage: 76

sake he will magnify
גּדל 
Gadal 
Usage: 115

the law
תּרה תּורה 
Towrah 
law
Usage: 219

Devotionals

Devotionals containing Isaiah 42:21

References

Hastings

Watsons

Law

Context Readings

Blind And Deaf Israel

20 You see many things, but don't observe. His ears are open, but he doesn't listen. 21 It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable. 22 But this is a robbed and plundered people. All of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prisons. They have become a prey, and no one delivers; and a spoil, and no one says, 'Restore them!'


Cross References

Psalm 40:8

I delight to do your will, my God. Yes, your law is within my heart."

Psalm 71:16

I will come with the mighty acts of the Lord Yahweh. I will make mention of your righteousness, even of yours alone.

Psalm 71:19

Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?

Psalm 85:9-12

Surely his salvation is near those who fear him, that glory may dwell in our land.

Isaiah 1:24-27

Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, the Mighty One of Israel, says: "Ah, I will get relief from my adversaries, and avenge myself of my enemies;

Isaiah 42:4

He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands will wait for his law."

Isaiah 46:12-13

Listen to me, you stout-hearted, who are far from righteousness:

Daniel 9:24-27

Seventy weeks are decreed on your people and on your holy city, to finish disobedience, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy.

Matthew 3:15

But Jesus, answering, said to him, "Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to fulfill all righteousness." Then he allowed him.

Matthew 3:17

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

Matthew 5:17-20

"Don't think that I came to destroy the law or the prophets. I didn't come to destroy, but to fulfill.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."

John 8:29

He who sent me is with me. The Father hasn't left me alone, for I always do the things that are pleasing to him."

John 13:31-32

When he had gone out, Jesus said, "Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.

John 15:10

If you keep my commandments, you will remain in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and remain in his love.

John 17:4-5

I glorified you on the earth. I have accomplished the work which you have given me to do.

Romans 3:25-26

whom God set forth to be an atoning sacrifice, through faith in his blood, for a demonstration of his righteousness through the passing over of prior sins, in God's forbearance;

Romans 3:31

Do we then nullify the law through faith? May it never be! No, we establish the law.

Romans 7:12

Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

Romans 8:3-4

For what the law couldn't do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;

Romans 10:4

For Christ is the fulfillment of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

namely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses, and having committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Galatians 3:13

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us. For it is written, "Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree,"

Galatians 3:21

Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.

Galatians 5:22-23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

Philippians 3:9

and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own, that which is of the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith;

Hebrews 8:10

"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel. After those days," says the Lord; "I will put my laws into their mind, I will also write them on their heart. I will be their God, and they will be my people.

1 John 3:4-5

Everyone who sins also commits lawlessness. Sin is lawlessness.

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