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42 The Lord's Servant
1 Here is my servant! 
I have made him strong.
He is my chosen one;
I am pleased with him.
I have given him my Spirit,
and he will bring justice
to the nations.
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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.
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2 He won't shout or yell
or call out in the streets.
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2 He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
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3 He won't break off a bent reed
or put out a dying flame,
but he will make sure
that justice is done.
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3 A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.  smoking: or, dimly burning quench: Heb. quench it
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4 He won't quit or give up
until he brings justice
everywhere on earth,
and people in foreign nations
long for his teaching.
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4 He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law. discouraged: Heb. broken
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5 I am the Lord God.
I created the heavens
like an open tent above.
I made the earth and everything
that grows on it.
I am the source of life
for all who live on this earth,
so listen to what I say.
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5 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:
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6 I chose you to bring justice,
and I am here at your side.
I selected and sent you h 42.6 I selected ... you: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
to bring light
and my promise of hope
to the nations.
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6 I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;
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7 You will give sight
to the blind;
you will set prisoners free
from dark dungeons.
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7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.
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8 My name is the Lord!
I won't let idols or humans
share my glory and praise.
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8 I am the LORD: that is my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.
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9 Everything has happened
just as I said it would;
now I will announce
what will happen next.
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9 Behold, the former things are come to pass, and new things do I declare: before they spring forth I tell you of them.
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Sing Praises to the Lord
10 Tell the whole world to sing
a new song to the Lord!
Tell those who sail the ocean
and those who live far away
to join in the praise.
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10 Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and the inhabitants thereof. all...: Heb. the fulness thereof
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11 Tell the tribes of the desert
and everyone in the mountains i 42.11 desert ... mountains: The Hebrew text includes the place names of Kedar in the desert and Sela in the mountains.
to celebrate and sing.
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11 Let the wilderness and the cities thereof lift up their voice, the villages that Kedar doth inhabit: let the inhabitants of the rock sing, let them shout from the top of the mountains.
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12 Let them announce
his praises everywhere.
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12 Let them give glory unto the LORD, and declare his praise in the islands.
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13 The Lord is marching out
like an angry soldier,
shouting with all his might
while attacking his enemies.
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13 The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war: he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies. prevail: or, behave himself mightily
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The Lord Will Help His People
14 For a long time, I, the Lord,
have held my temper;
now I will scream and groan
like a woman giving birth.
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14 I have long time holden my peace; I have been still, and refrained myself: now will I cry like a travailing woman; I will destroy and devour at once. devour: Heb. swallow, or, sup up
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15 I will destroy the mountains
and what grows on them;
I will dry up rivers and ponds.
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15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
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16 I will lead the blind on roads
they have never known;
I will guide them on paths
they have never traveled.
Their road is dark and rough,
but I will give light
to keep them from stumbling.
This is my solemn promise.
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16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them. straight: Heb. into straightness
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17 Everyone who worships idols
as though they were gods
will be terribly ashamed.
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17 They shall be turned back, they shall be greatly ashamed, that trust in graven images, that say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
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God's People Won't Obey
18 You people are deaf and blind,
but the Lord commands you
to listen and to see.
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18 Hear, ye deaf; and look, ye blind, that ye may see.
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19 No one is as blind or deaf
as his messenger,
his chosen servant,
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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?
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20 who sees and hears so much,
but pays no attention.
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20 Seeing many things, but thou observest not; opening the ears, but he heareth not.
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21 The Lord always does right,
and so he wanted his Law
to be greatly praised. j 42.21 greatly praised: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text of verse 21.
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21 The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness' sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable. it: or, him
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22 But his people were trapped
and imprisoned in holes
with no one to rescue them.
All they owned had been taken,
and no one was willing
to give it back.
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22 But this is a people robbed and spoiled; they are all of them snared in holes, and they are hid in prison houses: they are for a prey, and none delivereth; for a spoil, and none saith, Restore. they are all...: or, in snaring all the young men of them for a spoil: Heb. a treading
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23 Why won't his people
ever learn to listen?
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23 Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come? for...: Heb. for the after time?
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24 Israel sinned and refused
to obey the Lord
or follow his instructions.
So the Lord let them be robbed
of everything they owned.
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24 Who gave Jacob for a spoil, and Israel to the robbers? did not the LORD, he against whom we have sinned? for they would not walk in his ways, neither were they obedient unto his law.
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25 He was furious with them
and punished their nation
with the fires of war.
Still they paid no attention.
They didn't even care
when they were surrounded
and scorched by flames.
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25 Therefore he hath poured upon him the fury of his anger, and the strength of battle: and it hath set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
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