Verse 6
Isaiah 42:6
New Living Translation
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“I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness.<br>I will take you by the hand and guard you,<br>and I will give you to my people, Israel,<br>as a symbol of my covenant with them.<br>And you will be a light to guide the nations.<br>
Original Language Text
hebrew
אֲנִ֧י יְהוָ֛ה קְרָאתִ֥י/ךָֽ בְ/צֶ֖דֶק וְ/אַחְזֵ֣ק בְּ/יָדֶ֑/ךָ וְ/אֶצָּרְ/ךָ֗ וְ/אֶתֶּנְ/ךָ֛ לִ/בְרִ֥ית עָ֖ם לְ/א֥וֹר גּוֹיִֽם
English Translation
I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness and will hold your hand, and I will keep you and give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations.
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Chapter 42 Context
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“Look at my servant, whom I strengthen.<br>He is my chosen one, who pleases me.<br>I have put my Spi...
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He will not shout<br>or raise his voice in public.<br>
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3
He will not crush the weakest reed<br>or put out a flickering candle.<br>He will bring justice to al...
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4
He will not falter or lose heart<br>until justice prevails throughout the earth.<br>Even distant lan...
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5
God (Elohim), the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out.<br>He created the earth and ever...
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6
“I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness.<br>I will take you by the hand and gu...
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You will open the eyes of the blind.<br>You will free the captives from prison,<br>releasing those w...
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8
“I am the LORD; that is my name!<br>I will not give my glory to anyone else,<br>nor share my praise...
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9
Everything I prophesied has come true,<br>and now I will prophesy again.<br>I will tell you the futu...
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10
Sing a new song to the LORD!<br>Sing his praises from the ends of the earth!<br>Sing, all you who sa...
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11
Join in the chorus, you desert towns;<br>let the villages of Kedar rejoice!<br>Let the people of Sel...
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12
Let the whole world glorify the LORD;<br>let it sing his praise.<br>
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13
The LORD will march forth like a mighty hero;<br>he will come out like a warrior, full of fury.<br>H...
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14
He will say, “I have long been silent;<br>yes, I have restrained myself.<br>But now, like a woman in...
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15
I will level the mountains and hills<br>and blight all their greenery.<br>I will turn the rivers int...
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16
I will lead blind Israel down a new path,<br>guiding them along an unfamiliar way.<br>I will brighte...
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17
But those who trust in idols,<br>who say, ‘You are our gods,’<br>will be turned away in shame.<br>
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18
“Listen, you who are deaf!<br>Look and see, you blind!<br>
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19
Who is as blind as my own people, my servant?<br>Who is as deaf as my messenger?<br>Who is as blind...
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20
You see and recognize what is right<br>but refuse to act on it.<br>You hear with your ears,<br>but y...
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21
Because he is righteous,<br>the LORD has exalted his glorious law.<br>
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22
But his own people have been robbed and plundered,<br>enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped.<br>They are...
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23
Who will hear these lessons from the past<br>and see the ruin that awaits you in the future?<br>
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24
Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt?<br>It was the LORD, against whom we sinned,<br>for the peo...
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Therefore, he poured out his fury on them<br>and destroyed them in battle.<br>They were enveloped in...
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