Isaiah 42:5-7
New American Standard Bible
5 This is what God the Lord says,
Who (A)created the heavens and (B)stretched them out,
Who spread out the (C)earth and its [a]offspring,
Who (D)gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it:
6 “I am the Lord, I have (E)called You in righteousness,
I will also (F)hold You by the hand and (G)watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a (H)covenant to the people,
As a (I)light to the nations,
7 To (J)open blind eyes,
To (K)bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:5 Or vegetation
Isaiah 42:5-7
International Standard Version
God Speaks about the Servant
5 This is what God says—
the God[a] who created the heavens
and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth and its produce,
who gives breath to the people on it
and life[b] to those who walk in it:
6 “I’ve[c] called you in righteousness.
I’ll take hold of your hand.
I’ll preserve you and appoint you
as a covenant to the people,[d]
as a light for the nations,
7 to open blind eyes
and to bring out those who are bound[e] from their cells,
and[f] those sitting in darkness from prison.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:5 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsaa corrector reads and; MT reads the Lord
- Isaiah 42:5 Lit. spirit
- Isaiah 42:6 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsah MT read I, the Lord, have; LXX reads I, the Lord God, have
- Isaiah 42:6 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsah reads as an everlasting covenant
- Isaiah 42:7 So 1QIsaa LXX; 4QIsah MT read out prisoners
- Isaiah 42:7 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsah MT lack and
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