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Isaiah 42:6-8
International Standard Version
Isaiah 42:6-8
International Standard Version
6 “I’ve[a] called you in righteousness.
I’ll take hold of your hand.
I’ll preserve you and appoint you
as a covenant to the people,[b]
as a light for the nations,
7 to open blind eyes
and to bring out those who are bound[c] from their cells,
and[d] those sitting in darkness from prison.
8 I, the Lord, am the one,
and I won’t give my name and[e] glory to another,
nor my praise to idols.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 42:6 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsah MT read I, the Lord, have; LXX reads I, the Lord God, have
- Isaiah 42:6 So 1QIsaa MT LXX; 4QIsah reads as an everlasting covenant
- Isaiah 42:7 So 1QIsaa LXX; 4QIsah MT read out prisoners
- Isaiah 42:7 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsah MT lack and
- Isaiah 42:8 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsah MT LXX read I am the Lord; that is my name. I won’t give my
Isaiah 42:6-8
New International Version
Isaiah 42:6-8
New International Version
6 “I, the Lord, have called(A) you in righteousness;(B)
I will take hold of your hand.(C)
I will keep(D) you and will make you
to be a covenant(E) for the people
and a light(F) for the Gentiles,(G)
7 to open eyes that are blind,(H)
to free(I) captives from prison(J)
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(K)
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