Isaiah 42 : 1 (NCV)
"Here is my servant, the one I support. He is the one I chose, and I am pleased with him. I have put my Spirit upon him, and he will bring justice to all nations.
Isaiah 42 : 2 (NCV)
He will not cry out or yell or speak loudly in the streets.
Isaiah 42 : 3 (NCV)
He will not break a crushed blade of grass or put out even a weak flame. He will truly bring justice;
Isaiah 42 : 4 (NCV)
he will not lose hope or give up until he brings justice to the world. And people far away will trust his teachings."
Isaiah 42 : 5 (NCV)
God, the Lord, said these things. He created the skies and stretched them out. He spread out the earth and everything on it. He gives life to all people on earth, to everyone who walks on the earth.
Isaiah 42 : 6 (NCV)
The Lord says, "I, the Lord, called you to do right, and I will hold your hand and protect you. You will be the sign of my agreement with the people, a light to shine for all people.
Isaiah 42 : 7 (NCV)
You will help the blind to see. You will free those who are in prison, and you will lead those who live in darkness out of their prison.
Isaiah 42 : 8 (NCV)
"I am the Lord. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another; I will not let idols take the praise that should be mine.
Isaiah 42 : 9 (NCV)
The things I said would happen have happened, and now I tell you about new things. Before those things happen, I tell you about them."
Isaiah 42 : 10 (NCV)
Sing a new song to the Lord; sing his praise everywhere on the earth. Praise him, you people who sail on the seas and you animals who live in them. Praise him, you people living in faraway places.
Isaiah 42 : 11 (NCV)
The deserts and their cities should praise him. The settlements of Kedar should praise him. The people living in Sela should sing for joy; they should shout from the mountaintops.
Isaiah 42 : 12 (NCV)
They should give glory to the Lord. People in faraway lands should praise him.
Isaiah 42 : 13 (NCV)
The Lord will march out like a strong soldier; he will be excited like a man ready to fight a war. He will shout out the battle cry and defeat his enemies.
Isaiah 42 : 14 (NCV)
The Lord says, "For a long time I have said nothing; I have been quiet and held myself back. But now I will cry out and strain like a woman giving birth to a child.
Isaiah 42 : 15 (NCV)
I will destroy the hills and mountains and dry up all their plants. I will make the rivers become dry land and dry up the pools of water.
Isaiah 42 : 16 (NCV)
Then I will lead the blind along a way they never knew; I will guide them along paths they have not known. I will make the darkness become light for them, and the rough ground smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not leave my people.
Isaiah 42 : 17 (NCV)
But those who trust in idols, who say to their statues, 'You are our gods' will be rejected in disgrace.
Isaiah 42 : 18 (NCV)
"You who are deaf, hear me. You who are blind, look and see.
Isaiah 42 : 19 (NCV)
No one is more blind than my servant Israel or more deaf than the messenger I send. No one is more blind than the person I own or more blind than the servant of the Lord.
Isaiah 42 : 20 (NCV)
Israel, you have seen much, but you have not obeyed. You hear, but you refuse to listen."
Isaiah 42 : 21 (NCV)
The Lord made his teachings wonderful, because he is good.
Isaiah 42 : 22 (NCV)
These people have been defeated and robbed. They are trapped in pits or locked up in prison. Like robbers, enemies have taken them away, and there is no one to save them. Enemies carried them off, and no one said, "Bring them back."
Isaiah 42 : 23 (NCV)
Will any of you listen to this? Will you listen carefully in the future?
Isaiah 42 : 24 (NCV)
Who let the people of Jacob be carried off? The Lord allowed this to happen, because we sinned against him. We did not live the way he wanted us to live and did not obey his teaching.
Isaiah 42 : 25 (NCV)
So he became very angry with us and brought terrible wars against us. It was as if the people of Israel had fire all around them, but they didn't know what was happening. It was as if they were burning, but they didn't pay any attention.
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