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Isaiah 42:5-20
New King James Version
Isaiah 42:5-20
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.”
Praise to the Lord
10 (J)Sing to the Lord a new song,
And His praise from the ends of the earth,
(K)You who go down to the sea, and [a]all that is in it,
You coastlands and you inhabitants of them!
11 Let the wilderness and its cities lift up their voice,
The villages that Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of Sela sing,
Let them shout from the top of the mountains.
12 Let them give glory to the Lord,
And declare His praise in the coastlands.
13 The Lord shall go forth like a mighty man;
He shall stir up His zeal like a man of war.
He shall cry out, (L)yes, shout aloud;
He shall prevail against His enemies.
Promise of the Lord’s Help
14 “I have held My peace a long time,
I have been still and restrained Myself.
Now I will cry like a woman in [b]labor,
I will pant and gasp at once.
15 I will lay waste the mountains and hills,
And dry up all their vegetation;
I will make the rivers coastlands,
And I will dry up the pools.
16 I will bring the blind by a way they did not know;
I will lead them in paths they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them,
And not forsake them.
17 They shall be (M)turned back,
They shall be greatly ashamed,
Who trust in carved images,
Who say to the molded images,
‘You are our gods.’
18 “Hear, you deaf;
And look, you blind, that you may see.
19 (N)Who is blind but My servant,
Or deaf as My messenger whom I send?
Who is blind as he who is perfect,
And blind as the Lord’s servant?
20 Seeing many things, (O)but you do not observe;
Opening the ears, but he does not hear.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:10 Lit. its fullness
- Isaiah 42:14 childbirth
Isaiah 42:5-20
New International Version
Isaiah 42:5-20
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)
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