Isaiah 42:6-7

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⁶“I am the Lord, I have ^(A)called You in righteousness,
I will also ^(B)hold You by the hand and ^(C)watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a ^(D)covenant to the people,
As a ^(E)light to the nations,
⁷To ^(F)open blind eyes,
To ^(G)bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

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Isaiah 49:6

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⁶He 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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Isaiah 49:6 Lit light
Isaiah 49:6 Or to
Isaiah 49:6 Lit be

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Isaiah 49:9

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⁹Saying to those who are ^(A)bound, ‘^[a]Go free,’
To those who are in darkness, ‘Show yourselves.’
They will feed along the roads,
And their pasture will be on all ^(B)bare heights.

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Isaiah 49:9 Lit Go out

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Isaiah 61:1

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Exaltation of the Afflicted

61 The ^(A)Spirit of the Lord ^[a]God is upon me,
Because the Lord anointed me
To ^(B)bring good news to the ^(C)humble;
He has sent me to ^(D)bind up the brokenhearted,
To ^(E)proclaim ^[b]release to captives
And ^[c]freedom to prisoners;