Parallel Verses

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
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 Israel, you have seen so much, but what has it meant to you? You have ears to hear with, but what have you really heard? 21 The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the law great and glorious.
22 Now his people have been plundered. They are locked up in dungeons and hidden away in prisons. They were robbed and plundered, with no one to come to their rescue.

Cross References

Psalm 40:8

I am pleased to do your will, O my God; Your Law is within my heart.

Psalm 71:16

I will come with the mighty deeds of Jehovah God. I will make mention of your righteousness, 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

Indeed, his salvation is near those who reverence him, and his glory will remain in our land.

Isaiah 1:24-27

That is why Jehovah, Jehovah of Hosts, the Mighty One of Israel, says: How horrible it will be when I take revenge on my opponents! I will avenge myself against my enemies.

Isaiah 42:4

He will not lose hope or courage. He will establish justice on the earth. Distant lands eagerly wait for his law.

Isaiah 46:12-13

Listen to me, you stubborn-hearted, you who are far from righteousness.

Daniel 9:24-27

Seventy weeks (seventy sets of seven time periods) are decreed for your people and your holy city, to finish transgression and to make an end of sin, 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

Jesus answered emphatically: This is the proper way to do everything that God requires. This is the way it must be!

Matthew 3:17

Then a voice from heaven said: This is my Son whom I love and whom I have approved.

Matthew 5:17-20

Do not think I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I came, not to destroy, but to fulfill (perfect) (execute) (accomplish).

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them. 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 sent me and is with me. He has not left me alone. I always do the things that are pleasing to him!

John 13:31-32

When he was gone Jesus said: Now the Son of man is glorified (praised) (exulted) (proclaimed) (honored) and God is glorified through him.

John 15:10

If you obey my commandments you will remain in my love. I have obeyed my Father's commandments and remain in his love.

John 17:4-5

I glorified you on the earth. I accomplished the work you gave me to do.

Romans 3:25-26

God displayed Christ publicly as propitiation (atonement) by his blood through faith. It demonstrated his righteousness. It was through the forbearance of God that he passed by the sins that had taken place before.

Romans 3:31

Do we nullify the law through faith? No we do not! In fact, we establish (continue) (stand by) (uphold) the law.

Romans 7:12

The law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.

Romans 8:3-4

God did what the Law could not do, because human nature was weak. He sent his own son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering and do away with sin. So he condemned sin in sinful human nature.

Romans 10:4

Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who exerts active faith.

2 Corinthians 5:19-21

God was reconciling the world to himself through Christ. He was not imputing their trespasses against them, for he had committed the word of reconciliation to us.

Galatians 3:13

Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. It is written; Cursed is everyone who is hung on a stake.

Galatians 3:21

Is the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid! If a law had been given which could impart life, righteousness would have been from the Law.

Galatians 5:22-23

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Philippians 3:9

I want to be united with him. I no longer want a righteousness of my own that is gained by obeying the law. The righteousness from God is by faith in Christ.

Hebrews 8:10

This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,' said Jehovah: 'I will put my teachings (laws) in their mind, I will write them upon their hearts (deep thought) (understanding). I will be their God, and they will be my people. (Jeremiah 31:32)

1 John 3:4-5

Everyone who practices (exercises) sin also commits lawlessness, because sin is lawlessness.

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