Isaiah 42:1
Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen one, in him I take delight. 1 I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring justice to the nations. 1
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2He will not cry out nor shout, nor make his voice heard in the streets. 1
Cross References
Psalms 89:4I will establish your descendants forever, 1 and I will establish your throne through all generations.” Selah 1
Isaiah 2:4He will judge between the nations and will render decisions for many peoples; 1 they will hammer their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; 1 nation will not lift up sword against nation, nor will they train for war any longer. 1
Isaiah 32:16Then justice will reside in the wilderness; and righteousness will live in the fruitful field. 1
Isaiah 43:10You are my witnesses,” declares Yahweh, “and my servant whom I have chosen, 1 so that you may know and believe in me, and understand that I am he. 1 Before me there was no god formed, and there will be none after me. 1
Isaiah 50:4The Lord Yahweh has given me a tongue as one of those who are taught, 1 so that I speak a sustaining word to the weary one; 1 he wakes me morning by morning; he awakens my ear to hear like those who are taught. 1
Isaiah 52:13Look, my servant will act wisely; 1 he will be high and lifted up, and he will be exalted. 1
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:1
The prophet seems here to launch out yet further into the prophecy of the Messiah and his kingdom under the type of Cyrus; and, having the great work of man's salvation by him yet more in view, he almost forgets the occasion that led him into it and drops the return out of Babylon; for indeed the prospect of this would be a greater comfort and support to the believing pious Jews, in their captivity, than the hope of that. And (as Mr. Gataker well observes) in this and similar prophecies of Christ, that are couched… Read the whole commentary →