The Servant’s Mission

42 “This(A) is my servant;(B) I strengthen him,
this is my chosen one;(C) I delight in him.(D)
I have put my Spirit on him;(E)
he will bring justice[a] to the nations.(F)
He will not cry out or shout
or make his voice heard in the streets.
He will not break a bruised reed,
and he will not put out a smoldering wick;
he will faithfully bring justice.
He will not grow weak or be discouraged
until he has established justice on earth.
The coasts and islands will wait for his instruction.”(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 42:1 DSS read his justice

The Servant of the Lord

42 “Here is my servant, whom I support,
    my chosen one, in whom I delight.[a]
I’ve placed my Spirit upon him;
    and[b] he’ll deliver his[c] justice throughout the world.[d]
He won’t shout,
    or raise his voice,
        or make it heard in the street.
A crushed reed he will not break,
    and a fading candle[e] he won’t snuff out.[f]
        He’ll bring forth[g] justice for the truth.
And[h] he won’t grow faint or be crushed
    until he establishes justice on the mainland,
        and the coastlands take ownership of[i] his Law.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:1 Lit. whom my soul delights
  2. Isaiah 42:1 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack and
  3. Isaiah 42:1 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack his
  4. Isaiah 42:1 Lit. justice to the nations
  5. Isaiah 42:3 Lit. fading linen wick
  6. Isaiah 42:3 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads quench it
  7. Isaiah 42:3 I.e. will demonstrate
  8. Isaiah 42:4 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsah MT lack And
  9. Isaiah 42:4 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read the islands wait for (cf. 4QIsah)