The Servant of the Lord 42 “Here is my servant, ( A ) whom I uphold, my chosen one ( B ) in whom I delight; ( C ) I will put my Spirit ( D ) on him, and he will bring justice ( E ) to the nations. ( F ) 2 He will not shout or cry out, ( G ) or raise his voice in the streets. 3 A bruised reed ( H ) he will not break, ( I ) and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. ( J ) In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; ( K ) 4 he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice ( L ) on earth. In his teaching ( M ) the islands ( N ) will put their hope.” ( O ) 5 This is what God the Lord says— the Creator of the heavens, ( P ) who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth ( Q ) with all that springs from it, ( R ) who gives breath ( S ) to its people, and life to those who walk on it: 6 “I, the Lord , have called ( T ) you in righteousness; ( U ) I will take hold of your hand. ( V ) I will keep ( W ) you and will make you to be a covenant ( X ) for the people and a light ( Y ) for the Gentiles, ( Z ) 7 to open eyes that are blind, ( AA ) to free ( AB ) captives from prison ( AC ) and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness. ( AD ) 8 “I am the Lord ; ( AE ) that is my name! ( AF ) I will not yield my glory to another ( AG ) or my praise to idols. ( AH ) 9 See, the former things ( AI ) have taken place, and new things I declare; before they spring into being I announce ( AJ ) them to you.” Song of Praise to the Lord 10 Sing ( AK ) to the Lord a new song, ( AL ) his praise ( AM ) from the ends of the earth, ( AN ) you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, ( AO ) you islands, ( AP ) and all who live in them. 11 Let the wilderness ( AQ ) and its towns raise their voices; let the settlements where Kedar ( AR ) lives rejoice. Let the people of Sela ( AS ) sing for joy; let them shout from the mountaintops. ( AT ) 12 Let them give glory ( AU ) to the Lord and proclaim his praise ( AV ) in the islands. ( AW ) 13 The Lord will march out like a champion, ( AX ) like a warrior ( AY ) he will stir up his zeal; ( AZ ) with a shout ( BA ) he will raise the battle cry and will triumph over his enemies. ( BB ) 14 “For a long time I have kept silent, ( BC ) I have been quiet and held myself back. ( BD ) But now, like a woman in childbirth, I cry out, I gasp and pant. ( BE ) 15 I will lay waste ( BF ) the mountains ( BG ) and hills and dry up all their vegetation; I will turn rivers into islands and dry up ( BH ) the pools. 16 I will lead ( BI ) the blind ( BJ ) by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light ( BK ) before them and make the rough places smooth. ( BL ) These are the things I will do; I will not forsake ( BM ) them. 17 But those who trust in idols, who say to images, ‘You are our gods,’ ( BN ) will be turned back in utter shame. ( BO ) Israel Blind and Deaf 18 “Hear, you deaf; ( BP ) look, you blind, and see! 19 Who is blind ( BQ ) but my servant, ( BR ) and deaf like the messenger ( BS ) I send? Who is blind like the one in covenant ( BT ) with me, blind like the servant of the Lord ? 20 You have seen many things, but you pay no attention; your ears are open, but you do not listen.” ( BU ) 21 It pleased the Lord for the sake ( BV ) of his righteousness to make his law ( BW ) great and glorious. 22 But this is a people plundered ( BX ) and looted, all of them trapped in pits ( BY ) or hidden away in prisons. ( BZ ) They have become plunder, with no one to rescue them; ( CA ) they have been made loot, with no one to say, “Send them back.” 23 Which of you will listen to this or pay close attention ( CB ) in time to come? 24 Who handed Jacob over to become loot, and Israel to the plunderers? ( CC ) Was it not the Lord , ( CD ) against whom we have sinned? For they would not follow ( CE ) his ways; they did not obey his law. ( CF ) 25 So he poured out on them his burning anger, ( CG ) the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, ( CH ) yet they did not understand; ( CI ) it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. ( CJ ) Cross references Isaiah 42:1 : S Isa 20:3; S Mt 20:28 Isaiah 42:1 : S Isa 14:1; Lk 9:35; 23:35; 1Pe 2:4, 6 Isaiah 42:1 : Mt 3:17 Isaiah 42:1 : S Isa 11:2; S 44:3; Mt 3:16-17; S Jn 3:34 Isaiah 42:1 : S Isa 9:7 Isaiah 42:1 : S Ge 49:10 Isaiah 42:2 : Pr 8:1-4 Isaiah 42:3 : S Isa 36:6 Isaiah 42:3 : S Job 30:24 Isaiah 42:3 : S Job 13:25 Isaiah 42:3 : Ps 72:2; 96:13 Isaiah 42:4 : S Isa 2:4 Isaiah 42:4 : ver 21; Ex 34:29; Isa 51:4 Isaiah 42:4 : S Isa 11:11 Isaiah 42:4 : S Ge 49:10; Mt 12:18-21* Isaiah 42:5 : S Ge 1:6; Ps 102:25; Isa 48:13 Isaiah 42:5 : S Ge 1:1 Isaiah 42:5 : Ps 24:2; Ac 17:24 Isaiah 42:5 : S Ge 2:7; Ac 17:25 Isaiah 42:6 : Ex 31:2; S Jdg 4:10; Isa 41:9-10; 43:1 Isaiah 42:6 : Isa 45:24; Jer 23:6; Da 9:7 Isaiah 42:6 : Isa 41:13; 45:1 Isaiah 42:6 : Isa 26:3; 27:3 Isaiah 42:6 : Isa 49:8; 54:10; 59:21; 61:8; Jer 31:31; 32:40; Mal 3:1; S Lk 22:20 Isaiah 42:6 : S Isa 9:2 Isaiah 42:6 : S Isa 26:18; S Lk 2:32 Isaiah 42:7 : S Ps 146:8; S Isa 32:3; Mt 11:5 Isaiah 42:7 : Isa 49:9; 51:14; 52:2; Zec 2:7 Isaiah 42:7 : S Ps 66:11; S Isa 24:22; 48:20; Zec 9:11; S Lk 4:19; 2Ti 2:26; Heb 2:14-15 Isaiah 42:7 : S Ps 107:10, 14; Ac 26:18 Isaiah 42:8 : Ps 81:10; Isa 43:3, 11, 15; 46:9; 49:23 Isaiah 42:8 : S Ex 3:15; S 6:3 Isaiah 42:8 : Isa 48:11 Isaiah 42:8 : S Ex 8:10; S 20:4 Isaiah 42:9 : S Isa 41:22 Isaiah 42:9 : S Isa 40:21; Eze 2:4 Isaiah 42:10 : S Ex 15:1 Isaiah 42:10 : S Ps 96:1 Isaiah 42:10 : 1Ki 10:9; Isa 60:6 Isaiah 42:10 : S Dt 30:4; S Ps 48:10; 65:5; Isa 49:6 Isaiah 42:10 : S 1Ch 16:32; Ps 96:11

Isaiah 42:10 : S Isa 11:11 Isaiah 42:11 : S Isa 32:16 Isaiah 42:11 : S Ge 25:13; Isa 60:7 Isaiah 42:11 : S Jdg 1:36 Isaiah 42:11 : Isa 52:7; Na 1:15 Isaiah 42:12 : S 1Ch 16:24; S Isa 24:15 Isaiah 42:12 : S Ps 26:7; S 66:2; 1Pe 2:9 Isaiah 42:12 : S Isa 11:11 Isaiah 42:13 : S Isa 9:6 Isaiah 42:13 : S Ex 14:14 Isaiah 42:13 : S Isa 26:11 Isaiah 42:13 : S Jos 6:5; Jer 25:30; Hos 11:10; Joel 3:16; Am 1:2; 3:4, 8 Isaiah 42:13 : Isa 66:14 Isaiah 42:14 : S Est 4:14; S Ps 50:21 Isaiah 42:14 : S Ge 43:31; Lk 18:7; 2Pe 3:9 Isaiah 42:14 : Jer 4:31 Isaiah 42:15 : Eze 38:20 Isaiah 42:15 : S Ps 107:33 Isaiah 42:15 : S Isa 11:15; 50:2; Na 1:4-6 Isaiah 42:16 : S Isa 29:24; 40:11; 57:18; 58:11; Jer 31:8-9; Lk 1:78-79 Isaiah 42:16 : S Isa 32:3 Isaiah 42:16 : S Ps 18:28; Isa 58:8, 10; S Ac 26:18 Isaiah 42:16 : S Isa 26:7; Lk 3:5 Isaiah 42:16 : S Dt 4:31; Heb 13:5 Isaiah 42:17 : S Ex 32:4 Isaiah 42:17 : S Ps 97:7; S Isa 1:29 Isaiah 42:18 : S Isa 35:5 Isaiah 42:19 : Isa 43:8; Eze 12:2 Isaiah 42:19 : Isa 41:8-9 Isaiah 42:19 : Isa 44:26; Hag 1:13 Isaiah 42:19 : Isa 26:3 Isaiah 42:20 : Isa 6:9-10; 43:8; Jer 5:21; 6:10 Isaiah 42:21 : Isa 43:25 Isaiah 42:21 : S ver 4; 2Co 3:7 Isaiah 42:22 : S Jdg 6:4; S 2Ki 24:13 Isaiah 42:22 : S Isa 24:18 Isaiah 42:22 : S Ps 66:11; S Isa 24:22 Isaiah 42:22 : S Isa 5:29 Isaiah 42:23 : Dt 32:29; Ps 81:13; Isa 47:7; 48:18; 57:11 Isaiah 42:24 : S 2Ki 17:6; Isa 43:28; 47:6 Isaiah 42:24 : Isa 10:5-6 Isaiah 42:24 : S Isa 30:15 Isaiah 42:24 : S Jos 1:7; S Ps 119:136; Isa 5:24; Jer 44:10 Isaiah 42:25 : S 2Ki 22:13; S Job 40:11; S Isa 51:17; S Eze 7:19 Isaiah 42:25 : 2Ki 25:9; Isa 66:15; Jer 4:4; 21:12; La 2:3; Na 1:6 Isaiah 42:25 : S Isa 1:3 Isaiah 42:25 : Isa 29:13; 47:7; 57:1, 11; Hos 7:9 Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan. More on the NIV Unleash God's Word! Bible Gateway Recommends