Isaiah 42:5
3 A bruised reed He will not break and a smoldering wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth justice.
4 He will not grow weak or discouraged before He has established justice on the earth. In His law the islands will put their hope.”
This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
6 “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
7 to open the eyes of the blind, to bring prisoners out of the dungeon and those sitting in darkness out from the prison house.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- This is what God the LORD says— He who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and its offspring, who gives breath to the people on it and life to those who walk in it:
- KJV
- 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:
- WEB
- God the LORD, he who created the heavens and stretched them out, he who spread out the earth and that which comes out of it, he who gives breath to its people and spirit to those who walk in it, says:
- ASV
- Thus saith God Jehovah, he that created the heavens, and stretched them forth; he that spread abroad 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:
- DARBY
- Thus saith God, Jehovah, he that created the heavens and stretched them out, he that spread forth the earth and its productions, he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:
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- Thus says God YHWH, the One creating the heavens and stretching them out, spreading out the earth and its offspring, giving breath to the people on it and spirit to those walking on it:
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- Så sier Gud Herren, som skapte himmelen og utspente den, som bredte ut jorden med det som gror på den, som gir ånde til folket som bor på den, og ånd til dem som ferdes på den:
- OTB
- Så sier Gud Herren, som skapte himlene og spente dem ut, som bredte ut jorden og alt som kommer fra den, som gir åndedrett til folket på den og ånd til dem som vandrer på den:
- B1930
- Så sier Gud Herren, som skapte himmelen og utspente den, som bredte ut jorden med det som gror på den, som gir ånde til folket som bor på den, og ånd til dem som ferdes på den:
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 40:22
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in.
Read in contextIsaiah 45:12
It is I who made the earth and created man upon it. It was My hands that stretched out the heavens, and I ordained all their host.
Read in contextJeremiah 10:12
The LORD made the earth by His power; He established the world by His wisdom and stretched out the heavens by His understanding.
Read in contextZechariah 12:1
This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
Read in contextIsaiah 48:13
Surely My own hand founded the earth, and My right hand spread out the heavens; when I summon them, they stand up together.
Read in contextPsalms 104:2–35
He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
Read in contextIsaiah 44:24
Thus says the LORD, your Redeemer who formed you from the womb: “I am the LORD, who has made all things, who alone stretched out the heavens, who by Myself spread out the earth,
Read in contextPsalms 102:25–26
In the beginning You laid the foundations of the earth, and the heavens are the work of Your hands.
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