Isaiah 42:5

This is what God Yahweh says— 1 the one who created the heavens and stretched them out, the one who made the earth and all that it produces, 1 the one who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who live on it: 1

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Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:

In Context

4He will not grow faint nor be discouraged 1 until he has established justice on the earth; 1 and the coastlands wait for his law. 1

6“I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness and will hold your hand. 1 I will keep you and set you as a covenant for the people, as a light for the Gentiles, 1

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Cross References

Genesis 1:10God called the dry land “earth,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” He saw that it was good.

Genesis 2:7Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.

Job 27:3while my life is yet in me, 1 and the breath from God is in my nostrils, 1 this is what I will do. 1

Job 34:14If he ever set his intentions only on himself, 1 and if he ever gathered back to himself his spirit and his breath, 1

Psalms 33:6By the word of Yahweh the heavens were made, 1 and all the stars were made by the breath of his mouth. 1

Psalms 102:25In ancient times you set the earth in place; 1 the heavens are the work of your hands. 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 42:2-5

The Messiah's Approach. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles. 2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street. 3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth. 4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. We are… Read the whole commentary →

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