Isaiah 42:1-9

Holman Christian Standard Bible

The Servant’s Mission

42 “This^(A) is My Servant;^(B) I strengthen Him,
this is My Chosen One;^(C) I delight in Him.^(D)
I have put My Spirit on Him;^(E)
He will bring justice^[a] to the nations.^(F)
²He will not cry out or shout
or make His voice heard in the streets.
³He will not break a bruised reed,
and He will not put out a smoldering wick;
He will faithfully bring justice.
⁴He will not grow weak or be discouraged
until He has established justice on earth.
The islands will wait for His instruction.”^(G)

⁵This is what God, Yahweh, says—
who created the heavens and stretched them out,^(H)
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,^(I)
who gives breath to the people on it
and life^[b] to those who walk on it^(J)—
⁶“I, Yahweh, have called You
for a righteous purpose,^[c]^(K)
and I will hold You by Your hand.^(L)
I will keep You and appoint You
to be a covenant for the people^(M)
and a light to the nations,^(N)
⁷in order to open blind eyes,^(O)
to bring out prisoners from the dungeon,^(P)
and those sitting in darkness from the prison house.
⁸I am Yahweh, that is My name;
I will not give My glory to another^(Q)
or My praise to idols.
⁹The past events have indeed happened.
Now I declare new events;^(R)
I announce them to you before they occur.”