Isaiah 42 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Isaiah 43

¹But now Yahweh who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel, says: “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You are mine.

KJVBut now thus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068 that created^H1254^(H8802) thee, O Jacob^H3290, and he that formed^H3335^(H8802) thee, O Israel^H3478, Fear^H3372^(H8799) not: for I have redeemed^H1350^(H8804) thee, I have called^H7121^(H8804) thee by thy name^H8034; thou art mine.

² When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned, and flame will not scorch you.

KJVWhen thou passest through^H5674^(H8799) the waters^H4325, I will be with thee; and through the rivers^H5104, they shall not overflow^H7857^(H8799) thee: when thou walkest^H3212^(H8799) through^H1119 the fire^H784, thou shalt not be burned^H3554^(H8735); neither shall the flame^H3852 kindle^H1197^(H8799) upon thee.

³ For I am Yahweh your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I have given Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in your place.

KJVFor I am the LORD^H3068 thy God^H430, the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478, thy Saviour^H3467^(H8688): I gave^H5414^(H8804) Egypt^H4714 for thy ransom^H3724, Ethiopia^H3568 and Seba^H5434 for thee.

⁴ Since you have been precious and honored in my sight, and I have loved you, therefore I will give people in your place, and nations instead of your life.

KJVSince thou wast precious^H3365^(H8804) in my sight^H5869, thou hast been honourable^H3513^(H8738), and I have loved^H157^(H8804) thee: therefore will I give^H5414^(H8799) men^H120 for thee, and people^H3816 for thy life^H5315.

⁵ Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. I will bring your offspring from the east, and gather you from the west.

KJVFear^H3372^(H8799) not: for I am with thee: I will bring^H935^(H8686) thy seed^H2233 from the east^H4217, and gather^H6908^(H8762) thee from the west^H4628;

⁶ I will tell the north, ‘Give them up!’ and tell the south, ‘Don’t hold them back! Bring my sons from far away, and my daughters from the ends of the earth—

KJVI will say^H559^(H8799) to the north^H6828, Give up^H5414^(H8798); and to the south^H8486, Keep not back^H3607^(H8799): bring^H935^(H8685) my sons^H1121 from far^H7350, and my daughters^H1323 from the ends^H7097 of the earth^H776;

⁷ everyone who is called by my name, and whom I have created for my glory, whom I have formed, yes, whom I have made.’”

KJVEven every one^H3605 that is called^H7121^(H8737) by my name^H8034: for I have created^H1254^(H8804) him for my glory^H3519, I have formed^H3335^(H8804) him; yea, I have made^H6213^(H8804) him.

⁸ Bring out the blind people who have eyes, and the deaf who have ears.

KJVBring forth^H3318^(H8685) the blind^H5787 people^H5971 that have^H3426 eyes^H5869, and the deaf^H2795 that have ears^H241.

⁹ Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the peoples be assembled. Who among them can declare this, and show us former things? Let them bring their witnesses, that they may be justified, or let them hear, and say, “That is true.”

KJVLet all the nations^H1471 be gathered^H6908^(H8738) together^H3162, and let the people^H3816 be assembled^H622^(H8735): who among them can declare^H5046^(H8686) this, and shew^H8085^(H8686) us former things^H7223? let them bring forth^H5414^(H8799) their witnesses^H5707, that they may be justified^H6663^(H8799): or let them hear^H8085^(H8799), and say^H559^(H8799), It is truth^H571.

¹⁰ “You are my witnesses,” says Yahweh, “With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me.

KJVYe are my witnesses^H5707, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, and my servant^H5650 whom I have chosen^H977^(H8804): that ye may know^H3045^(H8799) and believe^H539^(H8686) me, and understand^H995^(H8799) that I am he: before^H6440 me there was no God^H410 formed^H3335^(H8738), neither shall there be after^H310 me.

¹¹ I myself am Yahweh. Besides me, there is no savior.

KJVI, even I, am the LORD^H3068; and beside^H1107 me there is no saviour^H3467^(H8688).

¹² I have declared, I have saved, and I have shown, and there was no strange god among you. Therefore you are my witnesses”, says Yahweh, “and I am God.

KJVI have declared^H5046^(H8689), and have saved^H3467^(H8689), and I have shewed^H8085^(H8689), when there was no strange^H2114^(H8801) god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses^H5707, saith^H5002^(H8803) the LORD^H3068, that I am God^H410.

¹³ Yes, since the day was, I am he. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand. I will work, and who can hinder it?”

KJVYea, before the day^H3117 was I am he; and there is none that can deliver^H5337^(H8688) out of my hand^H3027: I will work^H6466^(H8799), and who shall let^H7725^(H8686) it?

¹⁴ Yahweh, your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel says: “For your sake, I have sent to Babylon, and I will bring all of them down as fugitives, even the Chaldeans, in the ships of their rejoicing.

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, your redeemer^H1350^(H8802), the Holy One^H6918 of Israel^H3478; For your sake I have sent^H7971^(H8765) to Babylon^H894, and have brought down^H3381^(H8689) all their nobles^H1281, and the Chaldeans^H3778, whose cry^H7440 is in the ships^H591.

¹⁵ I am Yahweh, your Holy One, the Creator of Israel, your King.”

KJVI am the LORD^H3068, your Holy One^H6918, the creator^H1254^(H8802) of Israel^H3478, your King^H4428.

¹⁶ Yahweh, who makes a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters,

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) the LORD^H3068, which maketh^H5414^(H8802) a way^H1870 in the sea^H3220, and a path^H5410 in the mighty^H5794 waters^H4325;

¹⁷ who brings out the chariot and horse, the army and the mighty man (they lie down together, they shall not rise; they are extinct, they are quenched like a wick) says:

KJVWhich bringeth forth^H3318^(H8688) the chariot^H7393 and horse^H5483, the army^H2428 and the power^H5808; they shall lie down^H7901^(H8799) together^H3162, they shall not rise^H6965^(H8799): they are extinct^H1846^(H8804), they are quenched^H3518^(H8804) as tow^H6594.

¹⁸ “Don’t remember the former things, and don’t consider the things of old.

KJVRemember^H2142^(H8799) ye not the former things^H7223, neither consider^H995^(H8709) the things of old^H6931.

¹⁹ Behold, I will do a new thing. It springs out now. Don’t you know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.

KJVBehold, I will do^H6213^(H8802) a new thing^H2319; now it shall spring forth^H6779^(H8799); shall ye not know^H3045^(H8799) it? I will even make^H7760^(H8799) a way^H1870 in the wilderness^H4057, and rivers^H5104 in the desert^H3452.

²⁰ The animals of the field, the jackals and the ostriches, shall honor me, because I give water in the wilderness and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen,

KJVThe beast^H2416 of the field^H7704 shall honour^H3513^(H8762) me, the dragons^H8577 and the owls^H1323^H3284: because I give^H5414^(H8804) waters^H4325 in the wilderness^H4057, and rivers^H5104 in the desert^H3452, to give drink^H8248^(H8687) to my people^H5971, my chosen^H972.

²¹ the people which I formed for myself, that they might declare my praise.

KJVThis^H2098 people^H5971 have I formed^H3335^(H8804) for myself; they shall shew forth^H5608^(H8762) my praise^H8416.

²² Yet you have not called on me, Jacob; but you have been weary of me, Israel.

KJVBut thou hast not called^H7121^(H8804) upon me, O Jacob^H3290; but thou hast been weary^H3021^(H8804) of me, O Israel^H3478.

²³ You have not brought me any of your sheep for burnt offerings, neither have you honored me with your sacrifices. I have not burdened you with offerings, nor wearied you with frankincense.

KJVThou hast not brought^H935^(H8689) me the small cattle^H7716 of thy burnt offerings^H5930; neither hast thou honoured^H3513^(H8765) me with thy sacrifices^H2077. I have not caused thee to serve^H5647^(H8689) with an offering^H4503, nor wearied^H3021^(H8689) thee with incense^H3828.

²⁴ You have bought me no sweet cane with money, nor have you filled me with the fat of your sacrifices, but you have burdened me with your sins. You have wearied me with your iniquities.

KJVThou hast bought^H7069^(H8804) me no sweet cane^H7070 with money^H3701, neither hast thou filled^H7301^(H8689) me with the fat^H2459 of thy sacrifices^H2077: but thou hast made me to serve^H5647^(H8689) with thy sins^H2403, thou hast wearied^H3021^(H8689) me with thine iniquities^H5771.

²⁵ I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions for my own sake; and I will not remember your sins.

KJVI, even I, am he that blotteth out^H4229^(H8802) thy transgressions^H6588 for mine own sake, and will not remember^H2142^(H8799) thy sins^H2403.

²⁶ Put me in remembrance. Let us plead together. Declare your case, that you may be justified.

KJVPut me in remembrance^H2142^(H8685): let us plead^H8199^(H8735) together^H3162: declare^H5608^(H8761) thou, that thou mayest be justified^H6663^(H8799).

²⁷ Your first father sinned, and your teachers have transgressed against me.

KJVThy first^H7223 father^H1 hath sinned^H2398^(H8804), and thy teachers^H3887^(H8688) have transgressed^H6586^(H8804) against me.

²⁸ Therefore I will profane the princes of the sanctuary; and I will make Jacob a curse, and Israel an insult.”

KJVTherefore I have profaned^H2490^(H8762) the princes^H8269 of the sanctuary^H6944, and have given^H5414^(H8799) Jacob^H3290 to the curse^H2764, and Israel^H3478 to reproaches^H1421.

WEB·Isaiah 42

¹“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.

KJVBehold my servant^H5650, whom I uphold^H8551^(H8799); mine elect^H972, in whom my soul^H5315 delighteth^H7521^(H8804); I have put^H5414^(H8804) my spirit^H7307 upon him: he shall bring forth^H3318^(H8686) judgment^H4941 to the Gentiles^H1471.

² He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.

KJVHe shall not cry^H6817^(H8799), nor lift up^H5375^(H8799), nor cause his voice^H6963 to be heard^H8085^(H8686) in the street^H2351.

³ He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.

KJVA bruised^H7533^(H8803) reed^H7070 shall he not break^H7665^(H8799), and the smoking^H3544 flax^H6594 shall he not quench^H3518^(H8762): he shall bring forth^H3318^(H8686) judgment^H4941 unto truth^H571.

⁴ He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice on the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”

KJVHe shall not fail^H3543^(H8799) nor be discouraged^H7533^(H8799), till he have set^H7760^(H8799) judgment^H4941 in the earth^H776: and the isles^H339 shall wait^H3176^(H8762) for his law^H8451.

⁵ God Yahweh, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it, says:

KJVThus saith^H559^(H8804) God^H410 the LORD^H3068, he that created^H1254^(H8802) the heavens^H8064, and stretched them out^H5186^(H8802); he that spread forth^H7554^(H8802) the earth^H776, and that which cometh out^H6631 of it; he that giveth^H5414^(H8802) breath^H5397 unto the people^H5971 upon it, and spirit^H7307 to them that walk^H1980^(H8802) therein:

⁶ “I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness. I will hold your hand. I will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations,

KJVI the LORD^H3068 have called^H7121^(H8804) thee in righteousness^H6664, and will hold^H2388^(H8686) thine hand^H3027, and will keep^H5341^(H8799) thee, and give^H5414^(H8799) thee for a covenant^H1285 of the people^H5971, for a light^H216 of the Gentiles^H1471;

⁷ to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.

KJVTo open^H6491^(H8800) the blind^H5787 eyes^H5869, to bring out^H3318^(H8687) the prisoners^H616 from the prison^H4525, and them that sit^H3427^(H8802) in darkness^H2822 out of the prison^H3608 house^H1004.

⁸ “I am Yahweh. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.

KJVI am the LORD^H3068: that is my name^H8034: and my glory^H3519 will I not give^H5414^(H8799) to another^H312, neither my praise^H8416 to graven images^H6456.

⁹ Behold, the former things have happened and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up.”

KJVBehold, the former things^H7223 are come to pass^H935^(H8804), and new things^H2319 do I declare^H5046^(H8688): before they spring forth^H6779^(H8799) I tell^H8085^(H8686) you of them.

¹⁰ Sing to Yahweh a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, you who go down to the sea, and all that is therein, the islands and their inhabitants.

KJVSing^H7891^(H8798) unto the LORD^H3068 a new^H2319 song^H7892, and his praise^H8416 from the end^H7097 of the earth^H776, ye that go down^H3381^(H8802) to the sea^H3220, and all that is therein^H4393; the isles^H339, and the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) thereof.

¹¹ Let the wilderness and its cities raise their voices, with the villages that Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of Sela sing. Let them shout from the top of the mountains!

KJVLet the wilderness^H4057 and the cities^H5892 thereof lift up^H5375^(H8799) their voice, the villages^H2691 that Kedar^H6938 doth inhabit^H3427^(H8799): let the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of the rock^H5553 sing^H7442^(H8799), let them shout^H6681^(H8799) from the top^H7218 of the mountains^H2022.

¹² Let them give glory to Yahweh, and declare his praise in the islands.

KJVLet them give^H7760^(H8799) glory^H3519 unto the LORD^H3068, and declare^H5046^(H8686) his praise^H8416 in the islands^H339.

¹³ Yahweh will go out like a mighty man. He will stir up zeal like a man of war. He will raise a war cry. Yes, he will shout aloud. He will triumph over his enemies.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 shall go forth^H3318^(H8799) as a mighty man^H1368, he shall stir up^H5782^(H8686) jealousy^H7068 like a man^H376 of war^H4421: he shall cry^H7321^(H8686), yea, roar^H6873^(H8686); he shall prevail^H1396^(H8691) against his enemies^H341^(H8802).

¹⁴ “I have been silent a long time. I have been quiet and restrained myself. Now I will cry out like a travailing woman. I will both gasp and pant.

KJVI have long time^H5769 holden my peace^H2814^(H8689); I have been still^H2790^(H8686), and refrained^H662^(H8691) myself: now will I cry^H6463^(H8799) like a travailing woman^H3205^(H8802); I will destroy^H5395^(H8799)^(H8676)^H8074^(H8799) and devour^H7602^(H8799) at once^H3162.

¹⁵ I will destroy mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs. I will make the rivers islands, and will dry up the pools.

KJVI will make waste^H2717^(H8686) mountains^H2022 and hills^H1389, and dry up^H3001^(H8686) all their herbs^H6212; and I will make^H7760^(H8804) the rivers^H5104 islands^H339, and I will dry up^H3001^(H8686) the pools^H98.

¹⁶ I will bring the blind by a way that they don’t know. I will lead them in paths that they don’t know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.

KJVAnd I will bring^H3212^(H8689) the blind^H5787 by a way^H1870 that they knew^H3045^(H8804) not; I will lead^H1869^(H8686) them in paths^H5410 that they have not known^H3045^(H8804): I will make^H7760^(H8799) darkness^H4285 light^H216 before^H6440 them, and crooked things^H4625 straight^H4334. These things^H1697 will I do^H6213^(H8804) unto them, and not forsake^H5800^(H8804) them.

¹⁷ “Those who trust in engraved images, who tell molten images, ‘You are our gods,’ will be turned back. They will be utterly disappointed.

KJVThey shall be turned^H5472^(H8738) back^H268, they shall be greatly^H1322 ashamed^H954^(H8799), that trust^H982^(H8802) in graven images^H6459, that say^H559^(H8802) to the molten images^H4541, Ye are our gods^H430.

¹⁸ “Hear, you deaf, and look, you blind, that you may see.

KJVHear^H8085^(H8798), ye deaf^H2795; and look^H5027^(H8685), ye blind^H5787, that ye may see^H7200^(H8800).

¹⁹ Who is blind, but my servant? Or who is as deaf as my messenger whom I send? Who is as blind as he who is at peace, and as blind as Yahweh’s servant?

KJVWho is blind^H5787, but my servant^H5650? or deaf^H2795, as my messenger^H4397 that I sent^H7971^(H8799)? who is blind^H5787 as he that is perfect^H7999^(H8794), and blind^H5787 as the LORD'S^H3068 servant^H5650?

²⁰ You see many things, but don’t observe. His ears are open, but he doesn’t listen.

KJVSeeing^H7200^(H8800)^(H8675)^H7200^(H8804) many things^H7227, but thou observest^H8104^(H8799) not; opening^H6491^(H8800) the ears^H241, but he heareth^H8085^(H8799) not.

²¹ It pleased Yahweh, for his righteousness’ sake, to magnify the law and make it honorable.

KJVThe LORD^H3068 is well pleased^H2654^(H8804) for his righteousness^H6664' sake; he will magnify^H1431^(H8686) the law^H8451, and make it honourable^H142^(H8686).

²² But this is a robbed and plundered people. All of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prisons. They have become captives, and no one delivers, and a plunder, and no one says, ‘Restore them!’

KJVBut this is a people^H5971 robbed^H962^(H8803) and spoiled^H8154^(H8803); they are all of them snared^H6351^(H8687) in holes^H2352^(H8676)^H970, and they are hid^H2244^(H8717) in prison^H3608 houses^H1004: they are for a prey^H957, and none delivereth^H5337^(H8688); for a spoil^H4933, and none saith^H559^(H8802), Restore^H7725^(H8685).

²³ Who is there among you who will give ear to this? Who will listen and hear for the time to come?

KJVWho among you will give ear^H238^(H8686) to this? who will hearken^H7181^(H8686) and hear^H8085^(H8799) for the time to come^H268?

²⁴ Who gave Jacob as plunder, and Israel to the robbers? Didn’t Yahweh, he against whom we have sinned? For they would not walk in his ways, and they disobeyed his law.

KJVWho gave^H5414^(H8804) Jacob^H3290 for a spoil^H4933^(H8675)^H4882, and Israel^H3478 to the robbers^H962^(H8802)? did not the LORD^H3068, he against whom^H2098 we have sinned^H2398^(H8804)? for they would^H14^(H8804) not walk^H1980^(H8800) in his ways^H1870, neither were they obedient^H8085^(H8804) unto his law^H8451.

²⁵ Therefore he poured the fierceness of his anger on him, and the strength of battle. It set him on fire all around, but he didn’t know. It burned him, but he didn’t take it to heart.”

KJVTherefore he hath poured^H8210^(H8799) upon him the fury^H2534 of his anger^H639, and the strength^H5807 of battle^H4421: and it hath set him on fire^H3857^(H8762) round about^H5439, yet he knew^H3045^(H8804) not; and it burned^H1197^(H8799) him, yet he laid^H7760^(H8799) it not to heart^H3820.

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