18 And (A)in your [a]seed all the nations of the earth shall [b]be blessed, because you have (B)obeyed My voice.”

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  1. Genesis 22:18 Or descendants
  2. Genesis 22:18 Or bless themselves

(A)All nations whom You have made will come and worship before You, Lord,
And they will glorify Your name.

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[a](A)The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.
(B)You will multiply the nation,
You (C)will [b]increase [c]their joy;
They will rejoice in Your presence
As with the joy [d]of harvest,
As people (D)rejoice when they divide the spoils.
For (E)You will break the yoke of their burden and the staff on their shoulders,
The rod of their (F)oppressor, as [e]at the battle of (G)Midian.
For every boot of the marching warrior in the roar of battle,
And cloak rolled in blood, will be for burning, fuel for the fire.
For a (H)Child will be born to us, a (I)Son will be given to us;
And the (J)government will [f]rest (K)on His shoulders;
And His name will be called (L)Wonderful Counselor, (M)Mighty God,
Eternal (N)Father, Prince of (O)Peace.
There will be (P)no end to the increase of His government or of peace
On the (Q)throne of David and over [g]his kingdom,
To establish it and to uphold it with (R)justice and righteousness
From then on and forevermore.
(S)The zeal of the Lord of armies will accomplish this.

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  1. Isaiah 9:2 Ch 9:1 in Heb
  2. Isaiah 9:3 Another reading is not increase
  3. Isaiah 9:3 Lit the
  4. Isaiah 9:3 Lit in
  5. Isaiah 9:4 Lit in the day of Midian
  6. Isaiah 9:6 Lit be
  7. Isaiah 9:7 I.e., David’s

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

42 (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.
He will not cry out nor raise His voice,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.
A bent reed He will not break off
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
He will faithfully bring forth (G)justice.
He will not be (H)disheartened or crushed
Until He has established justice on the earth;
And the (I)coastlands will wait expectantly for His [c]law.”

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  1. Isaiah 42:1 Or hold fast
  2. Isaiah 42:1 Or Gentiles
  3. Isaiah 42:4 Or instruction

He says, “It is too [a]small a thing that You should be My Servant
To raise up the tribes of Jacob and to restore the (A)protected ones of Israel;
I will also make You a (B)light [b]of the nations
So that My salvation may [c]reach to the (C)end of the earth.”

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  1. Isaiah 49:6 Lit light
  2. Isaiah 49:6 Or to
  3. Isaiah 49:6 Lit be

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