Isaiah 42
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Summary
Isaiah prophesies of the Messiah. The Lord will bring to all men his law and justice and be a light unto the Gentiles.
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| (19) Who is blind, but my servant? or deaf, as my messenger that I sent? who is blind as he that is perfect, and blind as the Lord’s servant? | (19) For I will send my servant unto you who are blind, yea a messenger to open the eyes of the blind and unstop the ears of the deaf. And they shall be made perfect notwithstanding their blindness if they will hearken unto the messenger, the Lord’s servant. |
| (20) Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. | (20) Thou art a people seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears to hear, but thou hearest not. |
| (21) The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. | (21) The Lord is not well pleased with such a people, but for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. |
| (22) But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. | (22) Thou art a people robbed and spoiled. Thine enemies, all of them, have snared thee in holes, and they have hid thee in prison houses. They have taken thee for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. |
| (23) Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come? | (23) Who among them will give ear unto thee or hearken and hear thee for the time to come? |
| (24) Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the Lord, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. | (24) And who gave Jacob for a spoil and Israel to the robbers? Did not the Lord, he against whom they have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law. |
| (25) Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart. | (25) Therefore he hath poured upon them the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle. And they have set them on fire round about, yet they knew not; and it burned them, yet they laid it not to heart. |
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