Isaiah 42:1–9
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.↗
2He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.↗
3He won’t break a bruised reed. He won’t quench a dimly burning wick. He will faithfully bring justice.↗
4He will not fail nor be discouraged, until he has set justice on the earth, and the islands wait for his law.”↗
5God the LORD, 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:↗
6“I, the LORD, 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,↗
7to open the blind eyes, to bring the prisoners out of the dungeon, and those who sit in darkness out of the prison.↗
8“I am the LORD. That is my name. I will not give my glory to another, nor my praise to engraved images.↗
9Behold, the former things have happened and I declare new things. I tell you about them before they come up.”↗
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