Isaiah 42:21
It pleased Jehovah for his goodness' sake To give him a law, great and glorious;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
20Thou seest many things, but regardest them not; Thou hast thine ears open, but hearest not!
Cross References
Psalms 40:8O my God! to do thy will is my delight, And thy law dwelleth in my heart!”
Psalms 71:19For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! O God! who is like unto thee?
Isaiah 1:24Wherefore, thus saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts, the Mighty One of Israel: Ha! I will ease me of mine adversaries, And avenge me of mine enemies.
Isaiah 46:12Hearken to me, ye stubborn-hearted, That are far from deliverance!
Matthew 3:15And Jesus answering said to him, Suffer it now; for thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:19-25
The Blindness of the Jews. ( b. c. 708.) 18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see. 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? 20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not. 21 The Lord is well pleased 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… Read the whole commentary →