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World English Bible

Isaiah 42 (WEBP)

[1] “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
[2] He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
[3] He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.
[4] He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice in the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”
[5] God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it, says:
[6] “I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness. I will hold your hand. I will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations,
[7] to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.
[8] “I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.
[9] Behold, the former things have happened and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up.”
[10] Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.
[11] Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with 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 Yahweh, and declare his praise in the islands.
[13] Yahweh will go out like a mighty man. He will stir up zeal like a man of war. He will raise a war cry. Yes, he will shout aloud. He will triumph over his enemies.
[14] “I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.
[15] I will destroy mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs. I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.
[16] I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
[17] “Those who trust in engraved images, who tell molten images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back. They will be utterly disappointed.
[18] “Hear, you deaf, and look, you blind, that you may see.
[19] Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as Yahweh’s servant?
[20] You see many things, but don’t observe. His ears are open, but he doesn’t listen.
[21] It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law and make it honorable.
[22] But this is a robbed and plundered people. All of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prisons. They have become captives, and no one delivers, and a plunder, and no one says, ‘Restore them!’
[23] Who is there among you who will give ear to this? Who will listen and hear for the time to come?
[24] Who gave Jacob as plunder, and Israel to the robbers? Didn’t Yahweh, he against whom we have sinned? For they would not walk in his ways, and they disobeyed his law.
[25] Therefore he poured the fierceness of his anger on him, and the strength of battle. It set him on fire all around, but he didn’t know. It burned him, but he didn’t take it to heart.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Isaiah 42 (KJVS)

[1] Behold my servant, whom I uphold; () mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; () I have put () my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth () judgment to the Gentiles.
[2] He shall not cry, () nor lift up, () nor cause his voice to be heard () in the street.
[3] A bruised () reed shall he not break, () and the smoking flax shall he not quench: () he shall bring forth () judgment unto truth.
[4] He shall not fail () nor be discouraged, () till he have set () judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait () for his law.
[5] Thus saith () God the Lord, he that created () the heavens, and stretched them out; () he that spread forth () the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth () breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk () therein:
[6] I the Lord have called () thee in righteousness, and will hold () thine hand, and will keep () thee, and give () thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
[7] to open () the blind eyes, to bring out () the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit () in darkness out of the prison house.
[8] I am the Lord: that is my name: and my glory will I not give () to another, neither my praise to graven images.
[9] Behold, the former things are come to pass, () and new things do I declare: () before they spring forth () I tell () you of them.
[10] Sing () unto the Lord a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down () to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants () thereof.
[11] Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up () their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: () let the inhabitants () of the rock sing, () let them shout () from the top of the mountains.
[12] Let them give () glory unto the Lord, and declare () his praise in the islands.
[13] The Lord shall go forth () as a mighty man, he shall stir up () jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, () yea, roar; () he shall prevail () against his enemies. ()
[14] I have long time holden my peace; () I have been still, () and refrained () myself: now will I cry () like a travailing woman; () I will destroy () () () and devour () at once.
[15] I will make waste () mountains and hills, and dry up () all their herbs; and I will make () the rivers islands, and I will dry up () the pools.
[16] And I will bring () the blind by a way that they knew () not; I will lead () them in paths that they have not known: () I will make () darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do () unto them, and not forsake () them.
[17] They shall be turned () back, they shall be greatly ashamed, () that trust () in graven images, that say () to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
[18] Hear, () ye deaf; and look, () ye blind, that ye may see. ()
[19] Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? () who is blind as he that is perfect, () and blind as the Lord’s servant?
[20] Seeing () () () many things, but thou observest () not; opening () the ears, but he heareth () not.
[21] The Lord is well pleased () for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify () the law, and make it honourable. ()
[22] But this is a people robbed () and spoiled; () they are all of them snared () in holes, () and they are hid () in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; () for a spoil, and none saith, () Restore. ()
[23] Who among you will give ear () to this? who will hearken () and hear () for the time to come?
[24] Who gave () Jacob for a spoil, () and Israel to the robbers? () did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? () for they would () not walk () in his ways, neither were they obedient () unto his law.
[25] Therefore he hath poured () upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire () round about, yet he knew () not; and it burned () him, yet he laid () it not to heart.

Isaiah 42:3a Or, dimly burning
Isaiah 42:3b Heb. quench it
Isaiah 42:4 Heb. broken
Isaiah 42:10 Heb. the fullness thereof
Isaiah 42:13 Or, behave himself mightily
Isaiah 42:14 Heb. swallow or sup up
Isaiah 42:16 Heb. into straightness
Isaiah 42:21 Or, him
Isaiah 42:22a Or, in snaring all the young men of them
Isaiah 42:22b Heb. a treading
Isaiah 42:23 Heb. for the after time

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

Isaiah 42 (BYZ)

[1] ιακωβ ο παις μου αντιλημψομαι αυτου ισραηλ ο εκλεκτος μου προσεδεξατο αυτον η ψυχη μου εδωκα το πνευμα μου επ αυτον κρισιν τοις εθνεσιν εξοισει
[2] ου κεκραξεται ουδε ανησει ουδε ακουσθησεται εξω η φωνη αυτου
[3] καλαμον τεθλασμενον ου συντριψει και λινον καπνιζομενον ου σβεσει αλλα εις αληθειαν εξοισει κρισιν
[4] αναλαμψει και ου θραυσθησεται εως αν θη επι της γης κρισιν και επι τω ονοματι αυτου εθνη ελπιουσιν
[5] ουτως λεγει κυριος ο θεος ο ποιησας τον ουρανον και πηξας αυτον ο στερεωσας την γην και τα εν αυτη και διδους πνοην τω λαω τω επ αυτης και πνευμα τοις πατουσιν αυτην
[6] εγω κυριος ο θεος εκαλεσα σε εν δικαιοσυνη και κρατησω της χειρος σου και ενισχυσω σε και εδωκα σε εις διαθηκην γενους εις φως εθνων
[7] ανοιξαι οφθαλμους τυφλων εξαγαγειν εκ δεσμων δεδεμενους και εξ οικου φυλακης καθημενους εν σκοτει
[8] εγω κυριος ο θεος τουτο μου εστιν το ονομα την δοξαν μου ετερω ου δωσω ουδε τας αρετας μου τοις γλυπτοις
[9] τα απ αρχης ιδου ηκασιν και καινα α εγω αναγγελω και προ του ανατειλαι εδηλωθη υμιν
[10] υμνησατε τω κυριω υμνον καινον η αρχη αυτου δοξαζετε το ονομα αυτου απ ακρου της γης οι καταβαινοντες εις την θαλασσαν και πλεοντες αυτην αι νησοι και οι κατοικουντες αυτας
[11] ευφρανθητι ερημος και αι κωμαι αυτης επαυλεις και οι κατοικουντες κηδαρ ευφρανθησονται οι κατοικουντες πετραν απ ακρων των ορεων βοησουσιν
[12] δωσουσιν τω θεω δοξαν τας αρετας αυτου εν ταις νησοις αναγγελουσιν
[13] κυριος ο θεος των δυναμεων εξελευσεται και συντριψει πολεμον επεγερει ζηλον και βοησεται επι τους εχθρους αυτου μετα ισχυος
[14] εσιωπησα μη και αει σιωπησομαι και ανεξομαι εκαρτερησα ως η τικτουσα εκστησω και ξηρανω αμα
[15] και θησω ποταμους εις νησους και ελη ξηρανω
[16] και αξω τυφλους εν οδω η ουκ εγνωσαν και τριβους ους ουκ ηδεισαν πατησαι ποιησω αυτους ποιησω αυτοις το σκοτος εις φως και τα σκολια εις ευθειαν ταυτα τα ρηματα ποιησω και ουκ εγκαταλειψω αυτους
[17] αυτοι δε απεστραφησαν εις τα οπισω αισχυνθητε αισχυνην οι πεποιθοτες επι τοις γλυπτοις οι λεγοντες τοις χωνευτοις υμεις εστε θεοι ημων
[18] οι κωφοι ακουσατε και οι τυφλοι αναβλεψατε ιδειν
[19] και τις τυφλος αλλ η οι παιδες μου και κωφοι αλλ η οι κυριευοντες αυτων και ετυφλωθησαν οι δουλοι του θεου
[20] ειδετε πλεονακις και ουκ εφυλαξασθε ηνοιγμενα τα ωτα και ουκ ηκουσατε
[21] κυριος ο θεος εβουλετο ινα δικαιωθη και μεγαλυνη αινεσιν και ειδον
[22] και εγενετο ο λαος πεπρονομευμενος και διηρπασμενος η γαρ παγις εν τοις ταμιειοις πανταχου και εν οικοις αμα οπου εκρυψαν αυτους εγενοντο εις προνομην και ουκ ην ο εξαιρουμενος αρπαγμα και ουκ ην ο λεγων αποδος
[23] τις εν υμιν ος ενωτιειται ταυτα εισακουσεται εις τα επερχομενα
[24] τις εδωκεν εις διαρπαγην ιακωβ και ισραηλ τοις προνομευουσιν αυτον ουχι ο θεος ω ημαρτοσαν αυτω και ουκ εβουλοντο εν ταις οδοις αυτου πορευεσθαι ουδε ακουειν του νομου αυτου
[25] και επηγαγεν επ αυτους οργην θυμου αυτου και κατισχυσεν αυτους πολεμος και οι συμφλεγοντες αυτους κυκλω και ουκ εγνωσαν εκαστος αυτων ουδε εθεντο επι ψυχην