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
.
He shall not cry, nor lift up
, nor cause his voice
to be heard
in the street
.
A bruised reed
shall he not break
, and the smoking
flax
shall he not quench
: he shall bring forth
judgment
unto truth
.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged
, till he have set
judgment
in the earth
: and the isles
shall wait
for his law
.
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:
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
;
To open the blind
eyes
, to bring out
the prisoners
from the prison
, and them that sit
in darkness
out of the prison
house
.
I am the LORD: that is my name
: and my glory
will I not give
to another
, neither my praise
to graven images
.
Behold, the former things are come to pass
, and new things
do I declare
: before they spring forth
I tell
you of them.
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.
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
.
Let them give glory
unto the LORD
, and declare
his praise
in the islands
.
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
.
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
.
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
.
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.
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
.
Hear, ye deaf
; and look
, ye blind
, that ye may see
.
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
?
Seeing many things
, but thou observest
not; opening
the ears
, but he heareth
not.
The LORD is well pleased
for his righteousness
' sake; he will magnify
the law
, and make it honourable
.
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
.
Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken
and hear
for the time to come
?
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
.
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
.