Isaiah 42:1
“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
2 He will not cry out or raise His voice, nor make His voice heard in the streets.
3 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- “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.
- ASV
- Behold, my servant, whom I uphold; my chosen, in whom my soul delighteth: I have put my Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the Gentiles.
- DARBY
- Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect [in whom] my soul delighteth! I will put my Spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations.
- BLB
- [“] Behold, My Servant, I take hold of him, My Chosen One, [in whom] My soul delights; I have put My Spirit upon Him, and He will bring forth justice to the nations.
- ÅB
- Se min tjener, som jeg støtter, min utvalgte, som min sjel har velbehag i! Jeg legger min Ånd på ham, han skal føre rett[^1] ut til hedningefolkene.
- OTB
- «Se, min tjener, som jeg har utvalgt; min elskede utvalgte, som min sjel har behag i. Jeg har lagt min Ånd på ham; han skal føre rett til folkene.
- B1930
- Se min tjener, som jeg støtter, min utvalgte, som min sjel har velbehag i! Jeg legger min Ånd på ham, han skal føre rett ut til hedningefolkene. / < d.e. Guds lov; JES 42, 4.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 12:18–21
“Here is My Servant, whom I have chosen, My beloved, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim justice to the nations.
Read in contextLuke 3:22
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
Read in contextIsaiah 52:13
Behold, My Servant will prosper; He will be raised and lifted up and highly exalted.
Read in contextIsaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
Read in contextIsaiah 43:10
“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “and My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may consider and believe Me and understand that I am He. Before Me no god was formed, and after Me none will come.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:7
but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness.
Read in contextMatthew 17:5
While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
Read in contextMatthew 3:16–17
As soon as Jesus was baptized, He went up out of the water. Suddenly the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and resting on Him.
Read in context