Isaiah 42 : 1 (NLT)
"Look at my servant, whom I strengthen. He is my chosen one, who pleases me. I have put my Spirit upon him. He will bring justice to the nations.
Isaiah 42 : 2 (NLT)
He will not shout or raise his voice in public.
Isaiah 42 : 3 (NLT)
He will not crush the weakest reed or put out a flickering candle. He will bring justice to all who have been wronged.
Isaiah 42 : 4 (NLT)
He will not falter or lose heart until justice prevails throughout the earth. Even distant lands beyond the sea will wait for his instruction. "
Isaiah 42 : 5 (NLT)
God, the LORD, created the heavens and stretched them out. He created the earth and everything in it. He gives breath to everyone, life to everyone who walks the earth. And it is he who says,
Isaiah 42 : 6 (NLT)
"I, the LORD, have called you to demonstrate my righteousness. I will take you by the hand and guard you, and I will give you to my people, Israel, as a symbol of my covenant with them. And you will be a light to guide the nations.
Isaiah 42 : 7 (NLT)
You will open the eyes of the blind. You will free the captives from prison, releasing those who sit in dark dungeons.
Isaiah 42 : 8 (NLT)
"I am the LORD; that is my name! I will not give my glory to anyone else, nor share my praise with carved idols.
Isaiah 42 : 9 (NLT)
Everything I prophesied has come true, and now I will prophesy again. I will tell you the future before it happens."
Isaiah 42 : 10 (NLT)
Sing a new song to the LORD! Sing his praises from the ends of the earth! Sing, all you who sail the seas, all you who live in distant coastlands.
Isaiah 42 : 11 (NLT)
Join in the chorus, you desert towns; let the villages of Kedar rejoice! Let the people of Sela sing for joy; shout praises from the mountaintops!
Isaiah 42 : 12 (NLT)
Let the whole world glorify the LORD; let it sing his praise.
Isaiah 42 : 13 (NLT)
The LORD will march forth like a mighty hero; he will come out like a warrior, full of fury. He will shout his battle cry and crush all his enemies.
Isaiah 42 : 14 (NLT)
He will say, "I have long been silent; yes, I have restrained myself. But now, like a woman in labor, I will cry and groan and pant.
Isaiah 42 : 15 (NLT)
I will level the mountains and hills and blight all their greenery. I will turn the rivers into dry land and will dry up all the pools.
Isaiah 42 : 16 (NLT)
I will lead blind Israel down a new path, guiding them along an unfamiliar way. I will brighten the darkness before them and smooth out the road ahead of them. Yes, I will indeed do these things; I will not forsake them.
Isaiah 42 : 17 (NLT)
But those who trust in idols, who say, 'You are our gods,' will be turned away in shame.
Isaiah 42 : 18 (NLT)
"Listen, you who are deaf! Look and see, you blind!
Isaiah 42 : 19 (NLT)
Who is as blind as my own people, my servant? Who is as deaf as my messenger? Who is as blind as my chosen people, the servant of the LORD?
Isaiah 42 : 20 (NLT)
You see and recognize what is right but refuse to act on it. You hear with your ears, but you don't really listen."
Isaiah 42 : 21 (NLT)
Because he is righteous, the LORD has exalted his glorious law.
Isaiah 42 : 22 (NLT)
But his own people have been robbed and plundered, enslaved, imprisoned, and trapped. They are fair game for anyone and have no one to protect them, no one to take them back home.
Isaiah 42 : 23 (NLT)
Who will hear these lessons from the past and see the ruin that awaits you in the future?
Isaiah 42 : 24 (NLT)
Who allowed Israel to be robbed and hurt? It was the LORD, against whom we sinned, for the people would not walk in his path, nor would they obey his law.
Isaiah 42 : 25 (NLT)
Therefore, he poured out his fury on them and destroyed them in battle. They were enveloped in flames, but they still refused to understand. They were consumed by fire, but they did not learn their lesson.
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