Isaiah 42 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

“Behold ^H2005, My Servant ^H5650, whom I [fn]uphold ^H8551;

My chosen ^H972 one in whom My soul ^H5315 delights ^H7521.

I have put ^H5414 My Spirit ^H7307 upon Him;

He will bring ^H3318 forth ^H3318 justice ^H4941 to the [fn]nations ^H1471.

“He will not cry ^H6817 out ^H6817 nor ^H3808 raise ^H5375 His voice,

Nor ^H3808 make ^H8085 His voice ^H6963 heard ^H8085 in the street ^H2351.

“A bent ^H7533 reed ^H7070 He will not break ^H7665 off

And a dimly ^H3544 burning ^H3544 wick ^H6594 He will not extinguish ^H3518;

He will faithfully ^H571 bring ^H3318 forth ^H3318 justice ^H4941.

“He will not be disheartened ^H3543 or crushed ^H7533

Until ^H5704 He has established ^H7760 justice ^H4941 on the earth ^H776;

And the coastlands ^H339 will wait ^H3176 expectantly ^H3176 for His [fn]law ^H8451.”

This ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 God ^H410 the LORD ^H3068 says ^H559,

Who created ^H1254 the heavens ^H8064 and stretched ^H5186 them out ^H5186,

Who spread ^H7554 out ^H7554 the earth ^H776 and its [fn]offspring ^H6631,

Who gives ^H5414 breath ^H5397 to the people ^H5971 on it

And spirit ^H7307 to those who walk ^H1980 in it:

“I am the LORD ^H3068, I have called ^H7121 You in righteousness ^H6664,

I will also hold ^H2388 You by the hand ^H3027 and watch ^H5341 over You,

And I will appoint ^H5414 You as a covenant ^H1285 to the people ^H5971,

As a light ^H216 to the nations ^H1471,

To open ^H6491 blind ^H5787 eyes ^H5869,

To bring ^H3318 out ^H3318 prisoners ^H616 from the dungeon ^H4525

And those who dwell ^H3427 in darkness ^H2822 from the prison ^H1004 H3608.

“I am the LORD ^H3068, that is My name ^H8034;

I will not give ^H5414 My glory ^H3519 to another ^H312,

Nor ^H3808 My praise ^H8416 to idols ^H6456.

“Behold ^H2009, the former ^H7223 things ^H7223 have come ^H935 to pass ^H935,

Now I declare ^H5046 new ^H2319 things ^H2319;

Before ^H2962 they sprout ^H6779 I proclaim ^H8085 them to you.”

Sing ^H7891 to the LORD ^H3068 a new ^H2319 song ^H7892,

Sing His praise ^H8416 from the end ^H7097 of the earth ^H776!

You who go ^H3381 down ^H3381 to the sea ^H3220, and all ^H4393 that is in ^H4393 it;

You islands ^H339, and those who live ^H3427 on them.

Let the wilderness ^H4057 and its cities ^H5892 raise ^H5375 their voices,

The settlements ^H2691 which Kedar ^H6938 inhabits ^H3427.

Let the inhabitants ^H3427 of Sela ^H5554 sing ^H7442 aloud ^H7442,

Let them shout ^H6681 for ^H6681 joy ^H6681 from the tops ^H7218 of the mountains ^H2022.

Let them give ^H7760 glory ^H3519 to the LORD ^H3068

And declare ^H5046 His praise ^H8416 in the coastlands ^H339.

The LORD ^H3068 will go ^H3318 out ^H3318 like a warrior ^H1368,

He will stir ^H5782 His zeal ^H7068 like a man ^H376 of war ^H4421.

He will shout ^H7321, indeed ^H637, He will raise ^H6873 a ^H6873 war ^H6873 cry ^H6873.

He will prevail ^H1396 against ^H5921 His enemies ^H340.

“I have kept ^H2814 silent ^H2814 for a long ^H5769 time ^H5769,

I have kept ^H2814 still ^H2790 and restrained ^H662 Myself.

Now like a woman in ^H3205 labor ^H3205 I will groan ^H6463,

I will both ^H3162 gasp ^H5395 and pant ^H7602.

“I will lay ^H2717 waste ^H2717 the mountains ^H2022 and hills ^H1389

And wither ^H3001 all ^H3605 their vegetation ^H6212;

I will turn ^H7760 the rivers ^H5104 into coastlands ^H339

And dry ^H3001 up ^H3001 the ponds ^H98.

“I will lead ^H1980 those who are blind ^H5787 by a way ^H1870 they have not known ^H3045,

In paths ^H5410 they have not known ^H3045 I will guide ^H1869 them.

I will turn ^H7760 darkness ^H4285 into light ^H216 before ^H6440 them

And uneven ^H4625 land ^H4625 into plains ^H4334.

These ^H428 are the things ^H1697 I will do ^H6213,

And I will not leave ^H5800 them undone ^H5800.”

They will be turned ^H5472 back ^H268 and be utterly ^H954 put ^H954 to ^H954 shame ^H954,

Who trust ^H982 in [fn]idols ^H6459,

Who say ^H559 to cast ^H4541 metal ^H4541 images ^H4541,

“You are our gods ^H430.”

Hear ^H8085, you who are deaf ^H2795!

And look ^H5027, you who are blind ^H5787, so that you may see ^H7200.

Who ^H4310 is blind ^H5787 but My servant ^H5650,

Or so deaf ^H2795 as My messenger ^H4397 whom I send ^H7971?

Who ^H4310 is so blind ^H5787 as one who is [fn]at peace ^H7999 with Me,

Or so blind ^H5787 as the servant ^H5650 of the LORD ^H3068?

You have seen ^H7200 many ^H7227 things ^H7227, but you do not retain ^H8104 them;

Your ears ^H241 are open ^H6491, but no ^H3808 one ^H3808 hears ^H8085.

The LORD ^H3068 was pleased ^H2654 for His righteousness’ ^H6664 sake ^H4616

To make ^H1431 the Law ^H8451 great ^H1431 and glorious ^H142.

But this ^H1931 is a people ^H5971 plundered ^H962 and pillaged ^H8154;

All ^H3605 of them are trapped ^H6351 in [fn]caves ^H2352,

Or are hidden ^H2244 away in prisons ^H3608;

They have become ^H1961 plunder ^H957, with no ^H369 one ^H369 to save ^H5337 them,

And spoils ^H4933 with no ^H369 one ^H369 to say ^H559, “Give ^H7725 them back ^H7725!”

Who ^H4310 among you will listen ^H238 to this ^H2088?

Who will pay ^H7181 attention ^H7181 and listen ^H8085 in the time ^H268 to ^H268 come ^H268?

Who ^H4310 gave ^H5414 Jacob ^H3290 up ^H5414 for spoils ^H4933, and Israel ^H3478 to plunderers ^H962?

Was it not the LORD ^H3068, against whom ^H2098 we have sinned ^H2398,

And in whose ways ^H1870 they were ^H14 not willing ^H14 to walk ^H1980,

And whose Law ^H8451 they did not obey ^H8085?

So He poured ^H8210 out ^H8210 on him the heat ^H2534 of His anger ^H639

And the fierceness ^H5807 of battle ^H4421;

And it set ^H3857 him aflame ^H3857 all ^H4480 H5439 around ^H5439,

Yet he did not recognize ^H3045 it;

And it burned ^H1197 him, but he [fn]paid ^H7760 no ^H3808 attention ^H5921 H3820.