Isaiah 42:5-9
New King James Version
5 Thus says God the Lord,
(A)Who created the heavens and stretched them out,
Who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it,
(B)Who gives breath to the people on it,
And spirit to those who walk on it:
6 “I,(C) the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You (D)and give You as a covenant to the people,
As (E)a light to the Gentiles,
7 (F)To open blind eyes,
To (G)bring out prisoners from the prison,
Those who sit in (H)darkness from the prison house.
8 I am the Lord, that is My name;
And My (I)glory I will not give to another,
Nor My praise to carved images.
9 Behold, the former things have come to pass,
And new things I declare;
Before they spring forth I tell you of them.”
Isaiah 42:5-9
English Standard Version
5 Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens (A)and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
(B)who gives breath to the people on it
and spirit to those who walk in it:
6 “I am the Lord; (C)I have called you[a] in righteousness;
I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (D)as a covenant for the people,
(E)a light for the nations,
7 (F)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
(G)from the prison those who sit in darkness.
8 I am the Lord; that is my name;
(H)my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to carved idols.
9 Behold, the former things have come to pass,
(I)and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth
I tell you of them.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse
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