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Isaiah 42
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Isaiah 42


God’s Promise concerning His Servant

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“(A)Behold, My (B)Servant, whom I (a)uphold;
My (C)chosen one in whom My (D)soul delights.
I have put My (E)Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth (F)justice to the (b)nations.
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“He will not cry out or raise His voice,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.
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“A bruised reed He will not break
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
He will faithfully bring forth (G)justice.
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“He will not be (H)disheartened or crushed
Until He has established justice in the earth;
And the (I)coastlands will wait expectantly for His (c)law.”
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5 Thus says God the Lord,
Who (J)created the heavens and (K)stretched them out,
Who spread out the (L)earth and its (d)offspring,
Who (M)gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it,
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“I am the Lord, I have (N)called You in righteousness,
I will also (O)hold You by the hand and (P)watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a (Q)covenant to the people,
As a (R)light to the nations,
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To (S)open blind eyes,
To (T)bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
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“(U)I am the Lord, that is (V)My name;
I will not give My (W)glory to another,
Nor My praise to (e)graven images.
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“Behold, the (X)former things have come to pass,
Now I declare (Y)new things;
Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you.”
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Sing to the Lord a (Z)new song,
Sing His praise from the (AA)end of the earth!
(AB)You who go down to the sea, and (AC)all that is in it.
You (AD)islands, and those who dwell on them.
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Let the (AE)wilderness and its cities lift up their voices,
The settlements where (AF)Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of (AG)Sela sing aloud,
Let them shout for joy from the tops of the (AH)mountains.
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Let them (AI)give glory to the Lord
And declare His praise in the (AJ)coastlands.
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(AK)The Lord will go forth like a warrior,
He will arouse His (AL)zeal like a man of war.
He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry.
He will (AM)prevail against His enemies.

The Blindness of the People

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“(AN)I 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.
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“I will (AO)lay waste the mountains and hills
And wither all their vegetation;
I will (AP)make the rivers into coastlands
And dry up the ponds.
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“I will (AQ)lead the blind by a way they do not know,
In paths they do not know I will guide them.
I will (AR)make darkness into light before them
And (AS)rugged places into plains.
These are the things I will do,
And I will (AT)not leave them undone.”
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They will be turned back and be (AU)utterly put to shame,
Who trust in (f)idols,
Who say to molten images,
“You are our gods.”
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(AV)Hear, you deaf!
And look, you blind, that you may see.
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Who is blind but My (AW)servant,
Or so deaf as My (AX)messenger whom I send?
Who is so blind as he that is (g)(AY)at peace with Me,
Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?
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(AZ)You have seen many things, but you do not observe them;
Your ears are open, but none hears.
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The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the law (BA)great and glorious.
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But this is a people plundered and despoiled;
All of them are (BB)trapped in (h)caves,
Or are (BC)hidden away in prisons;
They have become a prey with none to deliver them,
And a spoil, with none to say, “Give them back!”
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Who among you will give ear to this?
Who will give heed and listen hereafter?
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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 (BD)were not willing to walk,
And whose law they did not (BE)obey?
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So He poured out on him the heat of His anger
And the (BF)fierceness of battle;
And it set him aflame all around,
Yet he did not recognize it;
And it burned him, but he (i)(BG)paid no attention.

Footnotes:

a. Isaiah 42:1: ['Or ', hold fast]
b. Isaiah 42:1: ['Or ', Gentiles]
c. Isaiah 42:4: ['Or ', instruction]
d. Isaiah 42:5: ['Or ', vegetation]
e. Isaiah 42:8: ['Or ', idols]
f. Isaiah 42:17: ['Or ', graven images]
g. Isaiah 42:19: ['Or ', the devoted one]
h. Isaiah 42:22: ['Or ', holes]
i. Isaiah 42:25: ['Lit ', did not lay, ' it ', to heart]

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