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Isaiah 42:5-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Isaiah 42:5-16
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
5 Thus says God, the Lord,
who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and what comes from it,
who gives breath to the people upon it
and spirit to those who walk in it:(A)
6 I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness;
I have taken you by the hand and kept you;
I have given you as a covenant to the people,[a]
a light to the nations,(B)
7 to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
from the prison those who sit in darkness.(C)
8 I am the Lord; that is my name;
my glory I give to no other,
nor my praise to idols.(D)
9 See, the former things have come to pass,
and new things I now declare;
before they spring forth,
I tell you of them.(E)
A Hymn of Praise
10 Sing to the Lord a new song,
his praise from the end of the earth!
Let the sea roar[b] and all that fills it,
the coastlands and their inhabitants.(F)
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.(G)
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.(H)
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.(I)
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.(J)
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.(K)
Isaiah 42:5-16
New International Version
Isaiah 42:5-16
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.
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