The Scriptures 1998

Isaiah 42:1-8 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

1. “See, My Servant whom I uphold, My Chosen One My being has delighted in! I have put My Spirit upon Him; He brings forth right-ruling to the nations.

2. “He does not cry out, nor lifts up His voice, nor causes His voice to be heard in the street.

3. “A crushed reed He does not break, and smoking flax He does not quench. He brings forth right-ruling in accordance with truth.

4. “He does not become weak or crushed, until He has established right-ruling in the earth. And the coastlands wait for His Torah.”

5. Thus said the Ěl, יהוה, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread forth the earth and that which comes from it, who gives breath to the people on it, and spirit to those who walk on it:

6. “I, יהוה, have called You in righteousness, and I take hold of Your hand and guard You, and give You for a covenant to a people, for a light to the gentiles,

7. to open blind eyes, to bring out prisoners from the prison, those who sit in darkness from the prison house.

8. “I am יהוה, that is My Name, and My esteem I do not give to another, nor My praise to idols.