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Isaiah 42:5-43:10
Tree of Life Version
Isaiah 42:5-43:10
Tree of Life Version
5 Thus says God, Adonai,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people on it,
and Ruach to those who walk in it[a]—
6 “I, Adonai, called You in righteousness,
I will take hold of Your hand,
I will keep You and give You
as a covenant to the people,[b]
as a light to the nations,[c]
7 by opening blind eyes,
bringing prisoners out of the dungeon,
and those sitting in darkness out of the prison house.[d]
8 “I am Adonai—that is My Name!
My glory I will not give to another,
Or My praise to graven images.
9 Behold, the former things have come to pass,
Now I declare new things.
Before they spring forth
I announce them to you.”
10 Sing to Adonai a new song,
His praise from the end of the earth,
you who go down to the sea with all its fullness,
islands and their inhabitants.
11 Let the desert and its cities exult—
the villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the dwellers of Sela sing for joy.
Let them shout for joy
from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to Adonai
and declare His praise in the islands.
13 Adonai goes out as a mighty one.
He stirs up His zeal like a man of war.
He will shout, yes, raise a war cry!
He will prevail over His enemies.
14 “I have held My peace a long time,
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now like a woman in labor I groan,
gasping and panting at once.
15 I will lay waste mountains and hills,
and dry up all their vegetation.
I will turn the rivers into islands,
and dry up the pools.
16 I will bring the blind by a way they do not know.
in paths they have not known, I will guide them.
I will turn darkness before them to light
and the rough places smooth.
These are the things I will do,
and I will not forsake them.
17 They will be turned back, utterly put to shame—
those trusting in idols,
who say to molten images, ‘You are our gods.’
18 Hear, you deaf!
Look, you blind, so you may see.
19 Who is blind, but My Servant?
Or deaf as My Messenger that I send?
Who is so blind as the one in covenant with Me,
blind as Adonai’s Servant?
20 You have seen many things,
but you do not pay attention.
Though ears are open, no one hears.”[e]
21 Adonai was pleased,
for the sake of His righteousness,
to make Torah great and glorious.
22 But this is a people robbed and looted.
all of them trapped in holes,
hidden away in prisons.
They have become a prey
with no one to deliver them,
and plunder,
with none to say, “Give them back!”
23 Who among you will give ear to this?
Who will listen and heed hereafter?
24 Who gave Jacob to the looter,
Israel to the plunderers?
Was it not Adonai?
Have we not sinned against Him?
In His ways they were unwilling to walk
and His Torah they did not obey.
25 So He poured out on him the fury of His anger,
and the fierceness of battle.
it blazed all around him, yet he did not understand it.
it burned him, yet he did not take it to heart.
Love for Israel
43 But now, thus says Adonai—
the One who created you, O Jacob,
the One who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you,
I have called you by name, you are Mine.
2 When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you,
or through the rivers,
they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned,
nor will the flame burn you.
3 For I am Adonai your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I have given Egypt as your ransom,
Ethiopia and Seba in your place.
4 Since you are precious in My eyes, honored,
because I love you,
I will give a man in exchange for you,
and other peoples for your life.
5 Do not fear, for I am with you.
I will bring your offspring from the east
and gather you from the west.
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south, ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring My sons from far
and My daughters from the ends of the earth.
7 Everyone who is called by My Name,
whom I created for My glory.
I formed him—yes, I made him!”
You Are My Witnesses
8 Bring out the people who are blind, yet have eyes,
who are deaf, yet have ears.
9 All the nations are gathered together,
and the peoples are assembled.
Who among them can declare this,
and proclaim to us former things?
Let them present their witnesses
so they may be justified,
or let them hear and say, “It’s true.”
10 “You are My witnesses”
—it is a declaration of Adonai—
“and My Servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe Me,
and understand that I am He.
Before Me no God was formed,
and there will none after Me.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:5 cf. Gal. 5:25.
- Isaiah 42:6 cf. Heb. 9:15.
- Isaiah 42:6 cf. Luke 2:32; Acts 13:47; 26:23.
- Isaiah 42:7 cf. Luke 4:18-21.
- Isaiah 42:20 cf. Matt. 13:13-14.
Isaiah 42:5-43:10
New International Version
Isaiah 42:5-43:10
New International Version
5 This is what God the Lord says—
the Creator of the heavens,(A) who stretches them out,
who spreads out the earth(B) with all that springs from it,(C)
who gives breath(D) to its people,
and life to those who walk on it:
6 “I, the Lord, have called(E) you in righteousness;(F)
I will take hold of your hand.(G)
I will keep(H) you and will make you
to be a covenant(I) for the people
and a light(J) for the Gentiles,(K)
7 to open eyes that are blind,(L)
to free(M) captives from prison(N)
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(O)
8 “I am the Lord;(P) that is my name!(Q)
I will not yield my glory to another(R)
or my praise to idols.(S)
9 See, the former things(T) have taken place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
I announce(U) them to you.”
Song of Praise to the Lord
10 Sing(V) to the Lord a new song,(W)
his praise(X) from the ends of the earth,(Y)
you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it,(Z)
you islands,(AA) and all who live in them.
11 Let the wilderness(AB) and its towns raise their voices;
let the settlements where Kedar(AC) lives rejoice.
Let the people of Sela(AD) sing for joy;
let them shout from the mountaintops.(AE)
12 Let them give glory(AF) to the Lord
and proclaim his praise(AG) in the islands.(AH)
13 The Lord will march out like a champion,(AI)
like a warrior(AJ) he will stir up his zeal;(AK)
with a shout(AL) he will raise the battle cry
and will triumph over his enemies.(AM)
14 “For a long time I have kept silent,(AN)
I have been quiet and held myself back.(AO)
But now, like a woman in childbirth,
I cry out, I gasp and pant.(AP)
15 I will lay waste(AQ) the mountains(AR) and hills
and dry up all their vegetation;
I will turn rivers into islands
and dry up(AS) the pools.
16 I will lead(AT) the blind(AU) by ways they have not known,
along unfamiliar paths I will guide them;
I will turn the darkness into light(AV) before them
and make the rough places smooth.(AW)
These are the things I will do;
I will not forsake(AX) them.
17 But those who trust in idols,
who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’(AY)
will be turned back in utter shame.(AZ)
Israel Blind and Deaf
18 “Hear, you deaf;(BA)
look, you blind, and see!
19 Who is blind(BB) but my servant,(BC)
and deaf like the messenger(BD) I send?
Who is blind like the one in covenant(BE) 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.”(BF)
21 It pleased the Lord
for the sake(BG) of his righteousness
to make his law(BH) great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered(BI) and looted,
all of them trapped in pits(BJ)
or hidden away in prisons.(BK)
They have become plunder,
with no one to rescue them;(BL)
they have been made loot,
with no one to say, “Send them back.”
23 Which of you will listen to this
or pay close attention(BM) in time to come?
24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot,
and Israel to the plunderers?(BN)
Was it not the Lord,(BO)
against whom we have sinned?
For they would not follow(BP) his ways;
they did not obey his law.(BQ)
25 So he poured out on them his burning anger,(BR)
the violence of war.
It enveloped them in flames,(BS) yet they did not understand;(BT)
it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.(BU)
Israel’s Only Savior
43 But now, this is what the Lord says—
he who created(BV) you, Jacob,
he who formed(BW) you, Israel:(BX)
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed(BY) you;
I have summoned you by name;(BZ) you are mine.(CA)
2 When you pass through the waters,(CB)
I will be with you;(CC)
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,(CD)
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.(CE)
3 For I am the Lord your God,(CF)
the Holy One(CG) of Israel, your Savior;(CH)
I give Egypt(CI) for your ransom,
Cush[a](CJ) and Seba(CK) in your stead.(CL)
4 Since you are precious and honored(CM) in my sight,
and because I love(CN) you,
I will give people in exchange for you,
nations in exchange for your life.
5 Do not be afraid,(CO) for I am with you;(CP)
I will bring your children(CQ) from the east
and gather(CR) you from the west.(CS)
6 I will say to the north, ‘Give them up!’
and to the south,(CT) ‘Do not hold them back.’
Bring my sons from afar
and my daughters(CU) from the ends of the earth(CV)—
7 everyone who is called by my name,(CW)
whom I created(CX) for my glory,(CY)
whom I formed and made.(CZ)”
8 Lead out those who have eyes but are blind,(DA)
who have ears but are deaf.(DB)
9 All the nations gather together(DC)
and the peoples assemble.
Which of their gods foretold(DD) this
and proclaimed to us the former things?
Let them bring in their witnesses to prove they were right,
so that others may hear and say, “It is true.”
10 “You are my witnesses,(DE)” declares the Lord,
“and my servant(DF) whom I have chosen,
so that you may know(DG) and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god(DH) was formed,
nor will there be one after me.(DI)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 43:3 That is, the upper Nile region
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