Isaiah 42:1
“Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
World English Bible Classic
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In Context
2He will not shout, nor raise his voice, nor cause it to be heard in the street.
Cross References
Psalms 89:4‘I will establish your offspring forever, and build up your throne to all generations.’” Selah.
Isaiah 2:4He will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.
Isaiah 32:16Then justice will dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness will remain in the fruitful field.
Isaiah 43:10“You are my witnesses,” says the LORD, “With my servant whom I have chosen; that you may know and believe me, and understand that I am he. Before me there was no God formed, neither will there be after me.
Isaiah 50:4The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
Isaiah 52:13Behold, my servant will deal wisely. He will be exalted and lifted up, and will be very high.
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 →