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Isaiah 42:10-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Isaiah 42:10-20
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
A Hymn of Praise
10 Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise from the end of the earth!
Let the sea roar[a] and all that fills it,
the coastlands and their inhabitants.(A)
11 Let the desert and its towns lift up their voice,
the villages that Kedar inhabits;
let the inhabitants of Sela shout for joy;
let them shout from the tops of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord
and declare his praise in the coastlands.(B)
13 The Lord goes forth like a soldier;
like a warrior he stirs up his fury;
he cries out; he shouts aloud;
he shows himself mighty against his foes.(C)
14 For a long time I have held my peace;
I have kept still and restrained myself;
now I will cry out like a woman in labor;
I will gasp and pant.(D)
15 I will lay waste mountains and hills
and dry up all their herbage;
I will turn the rivers into islands
and dry up the pools.(E)
16 I will lead the blind
by a road they do not know;
by paths they have not known
I will guide them.
I will turn the darkness before them into light,
the rough places into level ground.
These are the things I will do,
and I will not forsake them.(F)
17 They shall be turned back and utterly put to shame—
those who trust in carved images,
who say to cast images,
“You are our gods.”(G)
18 Listen, you who are deaf,
and you who are blind, look up and see!
19 Who is blind but my servant
or deaf like my messenger whom I send?
Who is blind like my dedicated one
or blind like the servant of the Lord?(H)
20 He sees many things, but he does[b] not observe them;
his ears are open, but he does not hear.(I)
Isaiah 42:10-20
New International Version
Isaiah 42:10-20
New International Version
Song of Praise to the Lord
10 Sing(A) to the Lord a new song,(B)
his praise(C) from the ends of the earth,(D)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(E)
you islands,(F) and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness(G) and its towns raise their voices;
let the settlements where Kedar(H) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela(I) sing for joy;
let them shout from the mountaintops.(J)
12 Let them give glory(K) to the Lord
and proclaim his praise(L) in the islands.(M)
13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(N)
like a warrior(O) he will stir up his zeal;(P)
with a shout(Q) he will raise the battle cry
and will triumph over his enemies.(R)
14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(S)
I have been quiet and held myself back.(T)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
I cry out, I gasp and pant.(U)
15 I will lay waste(V) the mountains(W) and hills
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up(X) the pools.
16 I will lead(Y) the blind(Z) by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(AA) before them
and make the rough places smooth.(AB)
These are the things I will do;
I will not forsake(AC) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(AD)
will be turned back in utter shame.(AE)
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(AF)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(AG) but my servant,(AH)
and deaf like the messenger(AI) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(AJ) with me,
blind like the servant of the Lord?
20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention;
your ears are open, but you do not listen.”(AK)
Isaiah 42:10-20
King James Version
Isaiah 42:10-20
King James Version
10 Sing unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof.
11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory unto the Lord, and declare his praise in the islands.
13 The Lord shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies.
14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once.
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
19 Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord's servant?
20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
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