Parallel Verses

Modern King James verseion

I Jehovah have called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand, and will keep You, and give You for a covenant of the people, for a Light of the nations;

New American Standard Bible

“I am the Lord, I have called You in righteousness,
I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people,
As a light to the nations,

King 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;

Holman Bible

“I, Yahweh, have called You
for a righteous purpose,
and I will hold You by Your hand.
I will keep You and appoint You
to be a covenant for the people
and a light to the nations,

International Standard Version

"I've called you in righteousness. I'll take hold of your hand. I'll preserve you and appoint you as a covenant to the people, as a light for the nations,

A Conservative Version

I, LORD, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles,

American Standard Version

I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

Amplified


“I am the Lord, I have called You (the Messiah) in righteousness [for a righteous purpose],
I will also take You by the hand and keep watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people [Israel],
As a light to the nations (Gentiles),

Bible in Basic English

I the Lord have made you the vessel of my purpose, I have taken you by the hand, and kept you safe, and I have given you to be an agreement to the people, and a light to the nations:

Darby Translation

I, Jehovah, have called thee in righteousness, and will take hold of thy hand; and I will preserve thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the nations,

Julia Smith Translation

I Jehovah called thee in justice, and I will hold by thy hand, and I will guard thee and give thee for a covenant of the people, for the light of the nations,

King James 2000

I the LORD have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and give you for a covenant to the people, for a light to the Gentiles;

Lexham Expanded 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,

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

"I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and led thee by the hand. Therefore will I also defend thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, and to be the light of the Gentiles.

NET Bible

"I, the Lord, officially commission you; I take hold of your hand. I protect you and make you a covenant mediator for people, and a light to the nations,

New Heart English Bible

"I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations;

The Emphasized Bible

I - Yahweh, have called thee in righteousness, And will firmly grasp thy hand, - And will keep thee And give thee - As the covenant of a people, As the light of nations:

Webster

I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thy hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

World English Bible

"I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations;

Youngs Literal Translation

I, Jehovah, did call thee in righteousness, And I lay hold on thy hand, and keep thee, And I give thee for a covenant of a people, And a light of nations.

Interlinear

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

Usage: 0

קרא 
Qara' 
Usage: 736

and will hold
חזק 
Chazaq 
Usage: 290

יד 
Yad 
Usage: 1612

thee, and give
נתן 
Nathan 
Usage: 2011

בּרית 
B@riyth 
Usage: 284

of the people
עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

אור 
'owr 
Usage: 122

References

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

The Mission Of Yahweh's Servant

5 So says Jehovah God, He who created the heavens and stretched them out, spreading out the earth and its offspring; He who gives breath to the people on it and spirit to those who walk in it. 6 I Jehovah have called You in righteousness, and will hold Your hand, and will keep You, and give You for a covenant of the people, for a Light of the nations; 7 to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, those who sit in darkness out of the prison house.


Cross References

Luke 2:32

a light for revelation to the nations, and the glory of Your people Israel.

Isaiah 49:6

And He said, It is but a little thing that You should be My servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to bring back the preserved ones of Israel; I will also give You for a light to the nations, to be My salvation to the end of the earth.

Isaiah 49:8

So says Jehovah, in a favorable time I replied to You, and in a day of salvation I have helped You; and I will preserve You, and give You for a covenant of the people, to establish the earth, to cause them to inherit the wasted inheritances;

Jeremiah 23:5-6

Behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and act wisely, and shall do judgment and justice in the earth.

Acts 13:47

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, "I have set You to be a light of the nations, for salvation to the end of the earth."

Psalm 45:6-7

Your throne, O God, is forever and ever; the staff of Your kingdom is a staff of righteousness.

Isaiah 41:13

For I, Jehovah your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, Do not fear; I will help you.

Isaiah 42:1

Behold My Servant, whom I uphold; My Elect, in whom My soul delights. I have put My Spirit on Him; He shall bring out judgment to the nations.

Isaiah 43:1

But now so says Jehovah who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel; Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine.

Acts 26:23

whether the Christ was liable to suffer, whether first by a resurrection of the dead He was going to proclaim light to the people and to the nations.

Isaiah 26:3

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You; because he trusts in You.

Isaiah 32:1

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and rulers shall rule in judgment.

Isaiah 45:13

I have raised him up in righteousness, and I will direct all his ways; he shall build My city, and he shall let My captives go, not for price nor reward, says Jehovah of Hosts.

Isaiah 49:1-3

Listen, O coastlands, to Me; and listen, lend your ear, peoples from afar; Jehovah has called Me from the womb; He has made mention of My name from My mother's bowels.

Isaiah 51:4-5

Listen to Me, My people; and give ear to Me, O My nation; for a law shall go out from Me, and I will make My judgment to rest for a light of peoples.

Isaiah 60:1-3

Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of Jehovah has risen on you.

Jeremiah 33:15-16

In those days, and at that time, I will cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up to David. And He shall do judgment and righteousness in the land.

Matthew 26:28

For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.

Luke 1:69-72

and has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,

John 8:12

Then Jesus spoke again to them, saying, I am the Light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Romans 3:25-26

whom God has set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness through the passing by of the sins that had taken place before, in the forbearance of God;

Romans 15:8-9

And I say, Jesus Christ has become a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the fathers,

2 Corinthians 1:20

For all the promises of God in Him are yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God by us.

Galatians 3:15-17

Brothers, I speak according to man, a covenant having been ratified, even among mankind, no one sets aside or adds to it.

Hebrews 1:8-9

But to the Son He says, "Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom.

Hebrews 7:2

To him Abraham also gave a tenth of all. He was first by interpretation king of righteousness, and after that also king of Salem, which is king of peace,

Hebrews 7:26

For such a high priest became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners and made higher than the heavens,

Hebrews 8:6

But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by so much He is also the Mediator of a better covenant, which was built upon better promises.

Hebrews 9:15

And for this cause He is the Mediator of the new covenant, so that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first covenant, those who are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Hebrews 12:24

and to Jesus the Mediator of the new covenant, and to blood of sprinkling that speaks better things than that of Abel.

Hebrews 13:20

Now may the God of peace (who brought again our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant)

1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might speak of the praises of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

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