Isaiah 42 - New American Standard Bible (NASB)

God’s Promise concerning His Servant

42 “(A)Behold, My (B)Servant, whom I [a]uphold;
My (C)chosen one in whom My (D)soul delights.
I have put My (E)Spirit upon Him;
He will bring forth (F)justice to the [b]nations.
2 He will not cry out nor raise His voice,
Nor make His voice heard in the street.
3 A bent reed He will not break off
And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish;
He will faithfully bring forth (G)justice.
4 He will not be (H)disheartened or crushed
Until He has established justice on the earth;
And the (I)coastlands will wait expectantly for His [c]law.”

5 This is what God the Lord says,

Who (J)created the heavens and (K)stretched them out,
Who spread out the (L)earth and its [d]offspring,
Who (M)gives breath to the people on it
And spirit to those who walk in it:
6 “I am the Lord, I have (N)called You in righteousness,
I will also (O)hold You by the hand and (P)watch over You,
And I will appoint You as a (Q)covenant to the people,
As a (R)light to the nations,
7 To (S)open blind eyes,
To (T)bring out prisoners from the dungeon
And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.
8 (U)I am the Lord, that is (V)My name;
I will not give My (W)glory to another,
Nor My praise to idols.
9 Behold, the (X)former things have come to pass,
Now I declare (Y)new things;
Before they sprout I proclaim them to you.”

10 Sing to the Lord a (Z)new song,
Sing His praise from the (AA)end of the earth!
(AB)You who go down to the sea, and (AC)all that is in it;
You (AD)islands, and those who live on them.
11 Let the (AE)wilderness and its cities raise their voices,
The settlements which (AF)Kedar inhabits.
Let the inhabitants of (AG)Sela sing aloud,
Let them shout for joy from the tops of the (AH)mountains.
12 Let them (AI)give glory to the Lord
And declare His praise in the (AJ)coastlands.
13 (AK)The Lord will go out like a warrior,
He will stir His (AL)zeal like a man of war.
He will shout, indeed, He will raise a war cry.
He will (AM)prevail against His enemies.

The Blindness of the People

14 “(AN)I have kept silent for a long time,
I have kept still and restrained Myself.
Now like a woman in labor I will groan,
I will both gasp and pant.
15 I will (AO)lay waste the mountains and hills
And wither all their vegetation;
I will (AP)turn the rivers into coastlands
And dry up the ponds.
16 I will (AQ)lead those who are blind by a way they have not known,
In paths they have not known I will guide them.
I will (AR)turn darkness into light before them
And (AS)uneven land into plains.
These are the things I will do,
And I will (AT)not leave them undone.”
17 They will be turned back and be (AU)utterly put to shame,
Who trust in [e]idols,
Who say to cast metal images,
“You are our gods.”

18 (AV)Hear, you who are deaf!
And look, you who are blind, so that you may see.
19 Who is blind but My (AW)servant,
Or so deaf as My (AX)messenger whom I send?
Who is so blind as one who is [f](AY)at peace with Me,
Or so blind as the servant of the Lord?
20 (AZ)You have seen many things, but you do not retain them;
Your ears are open, but no one hears.
21 The Lord was pleased for His righteousness’ sake
To make the Law (BA)great and glorious.
22 But this is a people plundered and pillaged;
All of them are (BB)trapped in [g]caves,
Or are (BC)hidden away in prisons;
They have become plunder, with no one to save them,
And spoils with no one to say, “Give them back!”

23 Who among you will listen to this?
Who will pay attention and listen in the time to come?
24 Who gave Jacob up for spoils, and Israel to plunderers?
Was it not the Lord, against whom we have sinned,
And in whose ways they (BD)were not willing to walk,
And whose Law they did not (BE)obey?
25 So He poured out on him the heat of His anger
And the (BF)fierceness of battle;
And it set him aflame all around,
Yet he did not recognize it;
And it burned him, but he [h](BG)paid no attention.

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:1 Or hold fast
  2. Isaiah 42:1 Or Gentiles
  3. Isaiah 42:4 Or instruction
  4. Isaiah 42:5 Or vegetation
  5. Isaiah 42:17 Or carved images
  6. Isaiah 42:19 Or the devoted one
  7. Isaiah 42:22 Or holes
  8. Isaiah 42:25 Lit did not lay it to heart

Cross references

  1. Isaiah 42:1 : Matt 12:18-21
  2. Isaiah 42:1 : Is 41:8; 43:10; 49:3-6; 52:13; 53:11; Matt 12:18-21; Phil 2:7
  3. Isaiah 42:1 : Luke 9:35; 1 Pet 2:4, 6
  4. Isaiah 42:1 : Matt 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22
  5. Isaiah 42:1 : Is 11:2; 59:21; 61:1; Matt 3:16; Luke 4:18, 19, 21
  6. Isaiah 42:1 : Is 2:4
  7. Isaiah 42:3 : Ps 72:2, 4; 96:13
  8. Isaiah 42:4 : Is 40:28
  9. Isaiah 42:4 : Is 11:11; 24:15; 42:10, 12; 49:1; 51:5; 60:9; 66:19
  10. Isaiah 42:5 : Ps 102:25, 26; Is 45:18
  11. Isaiah 42:5 : Ps 104:2; Is 40:22
  12. Isaiah 42:5 : Ps 24:1, 2; 136:6
  13. Isaiah 42:5 : Job 12:10; 33:4; Is 57:16; Dan 5:23; Acts 17:25
  14. Isaiah 42:6 : Is 41:2; Jer 23:5, 6
  15. Isaiah 42:6 : Is 41:13; 45:1
  16. Isaiah 42:6 : Is 26:3; 27:3
  17. Isaiah 42:6 : Is 49:8
  18. Isaiah 42:6 : Is 49:6; 51:4; 60:1, 3; Luke 2:32; Acts 13:47; 26:23
  19. Isaiah 42:7 : Is 29:18; 35:5
  20. Isaiah 42:7 : Is 49:9; 61:1
  21. Isaiah 42:8 : Is 43:3, 11, 15
  22. Isaiah 42:8 : Ex 3:15; Ps 83:18
  23. Isaiah 42:8 : Ex 20:3-5; Is 48:11
  24. Isaiah 42:9 : Is 48:3
  25. Isaiah 42:9 : Is 43:19; 48:6
  26. Isaiah 42:10 : Ps 33:3; 40:3; 98:1
  27. Isaiah 42:10 : Is 49:6; 62:11
  28. Isaiah 42:10 : Ps 65:5; 107:23
  29. Isaiah 42:10 : Ex 20:11; 1 Chr 16:32; Ps 96:11
  30. Isaiah 42:10 : Is 42:4
  31. Isaiah 42:11 : Is 32:16; 35:1, 6
  32. Isaiah 42:11 : Is 21:16; 60:7
  33. Isaiah 42:11 : Is 16:1
  34. Isaiah 42:11 : Is 52:7; Nah 1:15
  35. Isaiah 42:12 : Is 24:15
  36. Isaiah 42:12 : Is 42:4
  37. Isaiah 42:13 : Ex 15:3
  38. Isaiah 42:13 : Is 9:7; 26:11; 37:32; 59:17
  39. Isaiah 42:13 : Is 66:14-16
  40. Isaiah 42:14 : Ps 50:21; Is 57:11
  41. Isaiah 42:15 : Is 2:12-16; Ezek 38:19, 20
  42. Isaiah 42:15 : Is 44:27; 50:2; Nah 1:4-6
  43. Isaiah 42:16 : Is 29:18; 30:21; 32:3; Jer 31:8, 9; Luke 1:78, 79
  44. Isaiah 42:16 : Is 29:18; Eph 5:8
  45. Isaiah 42:16 : Is 40:4; Luke 3:5
  46. Isaiah 42:16 : Josh 1:5; Ps 94:14; Is 41:17; Heb 13:5
  47. Isaiah 42:17 : Ps 97:7; Is 1:29; 44:9, 11; 45:16
  48. Isaiah 42:18 : Is 29:18; 35:5
  49. Isaiah 42:19 : Is 41:8
  50. Isaiah 42:19 : Is 44:26
  51. Isaiah 42:19 : Is 26:3; 27:5
  52. Isaiah 42:20 : Rom 2:21
  53. Isaiah 42:21 : Is 42:4; 51:4
  54. Isaiah 42:22 : Is 24:18
  55. Isaiah 42:22 : Is 24:22
  56. Isaiah 42:24 : Is 30:15
  57. Isaiah 42:24 : Is 48:18; 57:17
  58. Isaiah 42:25 : Is 5:25; 9:19
  59. Isaiah 42:25 : Is 29:13; 47:7; 57:1; Hos 7:9

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